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beat

HSK 10 N1
ゲキ
う.つ
Phonosemantic compound. 毄 represents the sound and 手 represents the meaning.
Components
Traditional (擊)
Meaning component
to hit against
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Meaning component
shǒu hand
Japanese (撃)
hand =
beat
hand
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [jī]
to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [jí]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
げき
Geki given name