钺

鉞
yuè
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Definitions

yuè battle-ax

Etymology

Simplified form of 鉞. Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 戉 represents the sound. Originally written as 戉.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Related Characters

Component: 戉

越 魆 戉 狘 鉞

Component: 钅

钱 错 银 铁 销 钟 镇 针 镜 键 锁 钢 铺 锋

Components

戉 钅