敫 jiǎo shining light Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Original meaning: to attack from the side Depicts using a rod (攵) to attack a person (皃). Based on the original meaning "to attack from the side", now written as 𢶡. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Components 皃 皃 Iconic component mào face, countenance Used here to depict a person. Bottom part looks like 方. Change in form Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 皃 than it was in ancient scripts.攵 攵 Iconic component pū tap 攵 is a component form of 攴. Depicts a hand holding a rod. Character Evolution Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Clerical Qin 221-206 BC Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Component uses Sound (5 of 8 verified) 激缴邀徼竅覈繳皦 Historical Pronunciations 說文解字 《說文》：“敫，光景流也。从白，从放，讀若龠。” Sources Character origin 季旭昇《說文新登》p.326Readings & variants Unicode Historical images Academia Sinica Etymology Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
