Definitions
pen
Etymology
Variant of 聿. Pictograph of a hand holding a writing utensil.
About
The character "肀" is a simplified form derived from the traditional character "聿", which originally depicted a hand holding a brush and carried the meaning of "brush" or "to write". Its structure condenses the earlier pictograph into a minimal number of strokes, resulting in a form that primarily serves as a radical or component in the construction of other characters. While "聿" continues to be used with its original semantic value in certain contexts, "肀" itself lacks independent meaning and functions solely as a graphical element within simplified character sets.