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劊
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刽
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cut

HSK 10
Objects →Tools →Weapons
guì
カイ、ケ、カツ
た.つ
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 會 represents the sound.
Components
刂 knife (side)+ 會 meet =
劊 cut
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
會 Phonetic component
meet
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Notes
Similar Characters
刈 mow刊 publication刎 cut throat刑 punishment划 paddle (simp)刖 cutting off feet刘 destroy (simp)刚 tough (simp)创 establish (simp)删 delete (simp)判 judge刨 plane刪 delete (trad)刭 throat (simp)刮 scrape刳 cut out刹 monastery (simp)刺 thorn刻 carve刽 amputate (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
刽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
刽 / 劊 [guì]
to amputate; to cut off; also pr. [kuài]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
刽子手 [guì​zi​shǒu] #12,951
executioner