𥏫
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. 矢 represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound.

Components

矢
矢 Meaning component
昜
昜 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