Trace Panda
■ radical

lù

to carve wood

How it’s built

Pictograph of a water well. Relation to current meaning unclear.

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iconic

characterless component — Depicts the top part of a well used to raise and lower the bucket of water.

水
iconic

water

Through the ages

Oracle bone script

Appears in

Characters that use 彔 as a component, most common first.

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