Definitions
variant of 筋[jīn]; variant of 斤[jīn]
Etymology
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The character 觔 is a graphic variant composed of the semantic radical 角 (horn) on the left and the element 力 (power or force) on the right. In historical and classical texts, it was often used as a variant for 筋 (muscles, tendons, or veins), with the components evoking physical strength and animalistic power, and for 斤, a unit of weight (catty) and an axe. It has no independent phonetic or semantic value, relying entirely on meanings borrowed from these primary characters.
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