# 執 — Tenacious

Frequency rank 938 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 仏 (Buddha), less common than 延 (Prolong).

- On’yomi: しゅう
- Kun’yomi: と
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

Fingers on the left grip a circle on the right — your fingers clamp down on a circle and refuse to let go, showing tenacious determination.

In words:

- 執筆 しっぴつ — writing
- 執着 しゅうじゃく — attachment;adhesion;tenacity

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