■ radical
jī
to strike
How it’s built
Simplified form of 擊. Depicts a hand (手) hitting something with a spear (殳). The traditional component 殳 was removed for simplification. The traditional component 手 was removed for simplification.
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component
characterless component — Possibly depicts a part of a chariot (車) being attacked.
Appears in
Characters that use 击 as a component, most common first.