guǎi​gùn

cane

guǎi kidnap

To take another  by force 

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
Meaning component
lìng (bones), another

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡʷroːlʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

gùn stick

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
tree
Sound component
kūn elder brother

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkuːns
ɡuːnʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang