攴
pū

tap

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approved by Prismcool · Aug 16, 2025, 03:18 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Aug 16, 2025, 03:18 AM

hitting implement

Changed fields: hint, components

Depicts a hand (又) holding a hitting implement such as a whip or a staff. The hitting implement was later reanalyzed into the sound component 卜.

Components

又
又 Iconic component
卜
卜 Sound component

Originally depicted a hitting implement. Later reanalyzed into sound component 卜.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰoːɡ
pʰroːɡ

說文解字

《說文》:“攴,小擊也。从又,卜聲。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.238-239
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica