卸扣 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

xièkòu

shackle

xiè lay down

Right half of 御.

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	sjaeH	s-qʰA(ʔ)-s	to unload

《說文》：“卸，舍車解馬也。从卪、止、午。”

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 口 represents the sound. Simplified form of 釦.

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

口 Sound component

kǒu, kou mouth

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牽馬也。从手口聲。