Dong Chinese dictionary

gē

cut

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 害 represents the sound.

Components

刂 Meaning component

dāo

knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

害 Sound component

hài

injure

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gē

cut, divide, partition; cede; to cut; to cut apart

Most common words with 割

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