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攴
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rap

HSK 10
Human →Actions
pū
ホク
복
Depicts a hand (又) holding a whip or a staff. The whip or staff was later reanalyzed into the sound component 卜.
Components
又 again+ 卜 divination =
攴 rap
又 Iconic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
卜 Phonetic component
bo divination
see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luó​bo]
Originally depicted a whip or a staff. Later reanalyzed into sound component 卜.
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Notes
Similar Characters
丈 100 Chinese Inches劝 urge (simp)叒 united变 transform (simp)叙 state (simp)寝 get some shuteye (jp)寢 get some shuteye (trad)度 degree/time矍 look about in竖 vertical (simp)隻 one of a pair (trad/jp)为 handle (simp)亂 chaos (trad)争 contend (jp)事 matter亟 immediately兼 double叉 fork及 catch up with友 friend
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
攴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
攴 [pū]
to tap; to knock lightly; old variant of 撲|扑[pū]
Japanese
攴 とまた 同音
noun usually kana kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
Example Sentences
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
攴旁 [ぼくづくり]
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
攴繞 [ぼくにょう]
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)