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Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC 
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC 
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Regular Modern
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Original meaning: Phonosemantic compound. 扌represents the meaning and 菐 represents the sound.
Phonosemantic compound. 扌represents the meaning and 菐 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | phuwk | pʰˤok | beat (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“撲，挨也。从手，菐聲。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)