鉞
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钺
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Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 戉 represents the sound. Originally written as 戉.
Components
Traditional (鉞)
金 Meaning component
jīn gold
戉 Phonetic component
yuè battle-axe
a battle-axe, a halberd
Depicts a battle axe.
View phonetic series →Simplified (钺)
戉 Phonetic component
yuè battle-axe
a battle-axe, a halberd
Depicts a battle axe.
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Similar Characters
劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釘 nail (trad)釜 pot針 needle (trad/jp)鉛 lead (trad/jp)鉦 ancient (trad)鉴 looking (simp)銎 eyehole to hang an axe by銜 title (trad)銮 bells hung on horse (simp)銷 put up for sale (trad)鋈 silver plating錄 record (trad)錢 coin (trad)錯 mistaken (trad/jp)錶 watch (trad)錾 engraving tool (simp)鍛 forge (trad/jp)鍪 an iron pan
Historical Evolution
钺
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
钺
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
钺
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
钺
Regular
Modern
Chinese
钺 / 鉞 [yuè]
battle-ax
Japanese
broadaxe; battle axe
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鉞 えつ
Etsu female given name
鉞 まさかり
Masakari surname
CHINESE WORDS (5)
斧钺之诛 [fǔyuèzhīzhū] #73,700
to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed
白旄黄钺 [báimáohuángyuè] #75,211
white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition
不避斧钺 [bùbìfǔyuè]
not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)
刀锯斧钺 [dāojùfǔyuè]
knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
斧钺汤镬 [fǔyuètānghuò]
battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution
JAPANESE WORDS (1)