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■ radical

gèng

more

How it’s built

Phonosemantic compound. 攴 represents the meaning and 丙 represents the sound.

meaning

hit; tap

sound

3rd heavenly stem The pronunciation of 更 was similar to 丙 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes.

Through the ages

Seal script

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