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broad-axe

HSK 10
yuè
エツ
まさかり
Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 戉 represents the sound. Originally written as 戉.
Components
Traditional (鉞)
gold+ battle-axe =
broad-axe
Meaning component
jīn gold
Phonetic component
yuè battle-axe
a battle-axe, a halberd
Depicts a battle axe.
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Simplified (钺)
Meaning component
jīn metal 🇨🇳
metal
钅 is a component form of 金.
Phonetic component
yuè battle-axe
a battle-axe, a halberd
Depicts a battle axe.
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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)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [yuè]
battle-ax
Japanese
まさかり マサカリ 同音
noun usually kana broadaxe; battle axe
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
えつ
Etsu female given name
まさかり
Masakari surname