an echo

Depicts the sound of the strike of a weapon.

Components
医 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

medicine

Depicts an arrow in a container.

殳 iconic component

  Iconic component

shū

  

weapon or tool

Evolution

殹 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

an echo; (archaic) (meaning unclear); (final particle)

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

11

Unicode

U+6BB9

Shuowen

“殹,擊中聲也。从殳,医聲。”


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