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■ radical

duàn

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How it’s built

Pictograph of a hand holding a forging hammer (殳) and hitting a stone (石). Based on the original meaning "forge", now written as 鍛. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

iconic

stone; rock

iconic

spear Here depicts a hand holding a hammer.

Through the ages

Bronze script

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