Definitions
dagger; ladle; ancient type of spoon
Etymology
Depicts a spoon. 匕 as a component can be sometimes used to depict a person.
About
The character 匕 began as a pictogram of a curved spoon or ladle used for serving food and liquids. In classical texts, it referred specifically to this culinary or ceremonial utensil. Over time, the visual similarity between the curved ladle and the blade of a short weapon caused the meaning to shift entirely. Today, 匕 primarily denotes a dagger or short sword, with its original sense of a spoon now obsolete except in historical contexts.
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这把匕首很锋利。
匕首放在桌子上。
他用匕首切水果。
匕首的历史很悠久。
警察没收了那把匕首。
匕首的刀刃闪闪发光。
在古代，匕首是常见武器。
这把匕首由精钢锻造而成。