to put forth effort

To strike  someone with a spear 

Components
矛 meaning component

  Meaning component

máo

  

spear

攵 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tap

Evolution

敄 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
敄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
敄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

to put forth effort

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 7 characters (0 verified)