㱿 - Dong Chinese dictionary

què

to strike from above

Original meaning:

to strike a musical instrument

Depicts a hand holding a mallet or stick (殳) striking a musical instrument. The component originally depicting a musical instrument was later reanalyzed as a sound component (𡉉). Based on the original meaning "to strike a musical instrument". The meaning later shifted to "to strike from above".

Components

𡉉 Sound component

què

unburnt pottery

Originally depicted a hanging musical instrument. Later reanalyzed into sound component 𡉉.

殳 Iconic component

shū

weapon or tool

Depicts a hand holding a mallet or a stick.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

㱿

què

(interchangeable 殼) the husk, skin or shell of fruits; the shell of snakes, insects, etc., the shells of mollusks; a bag or case made of leather for weapons, (interchangeable 慤) prudent; cautious, (same as 嗀) to vomit; to throw up, strong; durable; solid; firm; stable

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

壳殼

Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)

壳

Miscellaneous

Strokes	10
Unicode	U+3C7F
Shuowen	“，从上擊下也。一曰素也。从殳，聲。段玉裁注：“俗作‘殼’，或作‘’。”

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.227

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