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shāng

to injure

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Mar 23, 2026, 08:27 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Mar 23, 2026, 08:27 AM

by the way, these edits are just shots in the dark. if there is a better source that's discovered that contradicts these edits, please revert or change them.

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
Sound component

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》:“,傷也。从矢,昜聲。”

Sources

Historical images
Academia Sinica