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to strike from above

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Depicts a hand holding a mallet or stick (殳) striking a musical instrument. The component originally depicting a musical instrument was later reanalyzed as a sound component (𡉉). Based on the original meaning "to strike a musical instrument". The meaning later shifted to "to strike from above".
Components
𡉉 yurt+ 殳 weapon or tool =
㱿 to strike from above
𡉉
𡉉 Phonetic component
què yurt
Originally depicted a hanging musical instrument. Later reanalyzed into sound component 𡉉.
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殳
殳 Iconic component
shū weapon or tool
name of old weapon
Depicts a hand holding a mallet or a stick.
Notes
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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