shà

smear one's mouth with blood of a victim when taking an oath

Components
臿 sound component

  Sound component

chā

  

to separate the grain from the husk

欠 meaning component

  Meaning component

qiàn

  

yawn, deficient

breathe

Evolution

歃 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
歃 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
歃 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shà

smear one's mouth with blood of a victim when taking an oath; to drink

Most common words with 歃
Freq.
Word
Meaning

歃血为盟

to swear a sacred oath

to drink