The story of 戕

kill, injure

戕 is composed of爿(a tree trunk which is cut in half) and戈(a spear). 爿 means of something being broken in half, a spear is a weapon, so戕 has the meaning of violence and killing.

Vocabulary of 戕

  • 自戕 (to kill or to hurt oneself)

Classification

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