歃 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

shà

smear one's mouth with blood of a victim when taking an oath

Components

臿 Sound component

chā to separate the grain from the husk

欠 Meaning component

qiàn, qian yawn, deficient

breathe

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	srɛp	[s](ˤ)r[o]p	smear mouth with victim"s blood
	srjep	[s]r[o]p	smear mouth with blood
Zhengzhang		sreːb
		sreb

歠也。从欠臿聲。《春秋傳》曰：“歃而忘。”