Read Edit View history Discussion 𣄰 ě sing Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Depicts a person with an open mouth (旡) carrying an axe (柯) while singing. The 口 component was added to emphasize the singing. Original form of 歌. Components 旡 旡 Iconic component jì choke on something eaten Depicts a person singing. 柯 柯 SoundIconic component kē axe-handle Depicts an axe handle. Original form of 柯. 口 口 Iconic component kǒu, kou mouth Sources Character origin 季旭昇《說文新證》p.696Readings & variants Unicode