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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
Depicts a person singing.
Depicts an axe handle. Original form of 柯.
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.696