敫
jiǎo

shining light

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Original meaning: to attack from the side

Depicts bright light (白) being emitted (放).

Components

白
白 Meaning component

The purpose of this component is unclear.

放
放 Meaning component

The purpose of this component is unclear.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

說文解字

《說文》：“敫，光景流也。从白，从放，讀若龠。”

Sources

Character origin
李学勤《字源》p.342
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)