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pū

Definitions

pū to rap, to tap

Etymology

Depicts a hand (又) holding a hitting implement such as a whip or a staff. The hitting implement was later reanalyzed into the sound component 卜.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Related Characters

Composed characters:

敲 寇 㪃 㪋 敁 敍 敧 敱 敺 敽

Component: ⺊

上 占 桌 卢 卓 贞 卤 卣 貞 㨗 卨 歺 竊 虍

Component: 又

对 又 度 变 反 受 难 权 取 观 支 仅 紧 双

Components

⺊ 又