Read Edit View history 殹 yì an echo Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents ← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · Feb 4, 2021, 06:10 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Feb 4, 2021, 06:10 AM verify, add source Changed fields: hint, isVerified, components, customSources Depicts the sound of the strike of a weapon. Components 医 医 Iconic component Depicts an arrow in a container. 殳 殳 Iconic component Character Evolution Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Clerical Qin 221-206 BC Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangqiːs 說文解字 《說文》:“殹,擊中聲也。从殳,医聲。” Sources Character origin 漢語多功能字庫Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang Historical images Academia Sinica Etymology Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)