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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
拒絕 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
拒絕 ＝ 拒 ＋ 絕
ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ · jùjué
verb — to refuse, to reject, to turn down

字源 FORM — what the parts do

拒to ward off, to refuse (拒之門外)jù扌 the hand; 巨 jù gives the sound
絕to cut off, to sever (斷絕)jué糸 silk and 刀 a knife
拒絕，拒之門外的拒，斷絕的絕。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一隻手把東西擋在外頭（拒），刀子再把線一刀切斷（絕）。
A hand holds the thing off (拒, 扌), then the knife (刀) cuts the thread (糸) clean through (絕).
關 · Related
抗拒kàngjùto resist — the same 拒斷絕duànjuéto break off — the same 絕