㱿
quèhùqiǎng

to strike from above

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approved by Prismcool · Mar 22, 2024, 06:38 PM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Mar 22, 2024, 06:38 PM

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Original meaning: to strike a musical instrument

Depicts a hand holding a mallet or stick (殳) striking a musical instrument (𡉉). 𡉉 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to strike a musical instrument". The meaning later shifted to "to strike from above".

Components

𡉉
𡉉 SoundIconic component

Depicts a hanging musical instrument.

殳
殳 Iconic component

Depicts a hand holding a mallet or a stick.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》：“，从上擊下也。一曰素也。从殳，聲。段玉裁注：“俗作‘殼’，或作‘’。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.227Wiktionary
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)