𠬝
fú

subdue

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Depicts a hand (又) subduing a kneeling person (卩).

Components

卩
卩 Iconic component

Depicts a kneeling person.

又
又 Iconic component

Depicts a hand.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbjuwk[b]əksubdue; submit

說文解字

《說文》：“，治也。从又，从卪。卪，事之節也。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)