捌
bā

break open

To separate 别 by hand 扌; 别 also provides the pronunciation

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
别
别 SoundMeaning component
bié, biè separate

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpreːd
praːd

說文解字

方言云：無齒杷。从手別聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)