癹
bápō

trample on grass with one's feet

Depicts trampling on grass using one's feet (癶) while weeding grass using a tool (殳). 癶 also represents the sound. Original form of 撥.

Components

癶
癶 SoundIconic component
bō legs

Depicts two feet.

殳
殳 Iconic component
shū weapon or tool

Depicts a hand holding a tool for weeding.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰaːd
baːd

說文解字

《說文》：“癹，以足蹋夷艸。从癶、从殳。《春秋傳》曰：‘癹夷蘊崇之。’”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫何琳儀《戰國古文字典：戰國文字聲系》p.952
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)