bore with awl

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
矛 meaning component

  Meaning component

máo

  

spear

㕯 sound component

  Sound component

  

slow-tongued

Evolution

矞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
矞 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
矞 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

bore with awl; bright, charming; grand; elegant; propitious

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 6 characters (1 verified)