mow grass

Pictograph of a shears-like tool for cutting grass.

Evolution

乂 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
乂 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
乂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
乂 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
乂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

govern, control, manage; nurture; to regulate; to govern; to control; to mow

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)