砭

biān
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Definitions

biān ancient stone acupuncture needle; to criticize; to pierce

Etymology phono-semantic

stone

Semantic: 石 Phonetic: 乏

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Component: 乏

泛 眨 贬 窆 覂 貶 鴔

Component: 石

确 研 破 础 硬 码 碰 矿 碎 岩 碍 磨 磁 碗

Components

乏 石

Example Words

针砭 砭石