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Translingual
Etymology
Simplified from 毆 (區 → 区). In current form Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : phonetic 区 () + semantic 殳 (“action”).
Han character
殴 (Kangxi radical 79, 殳+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 尸大竹弓水 (SKHNE), composition ⿰区殳)
- beat, fight with fists, hit
- to strike, brawl
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 584, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16618
- Dae Jaweon: page 977, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2155, character 3
- Unihan data for U+6BB4
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 殴 – see 毆 (“to beat; to fight with fists; to hit; to strike; to brawl; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 毆). |
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Japanese
Kanji
殴
(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 毆)
- to hit
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