The story of 犮

pick, trek

犮 is composed of 犬(dog) and one stroke, such stroke crosses with dog leg, which means the dog is trapped. The dog will struggle to pull out its leg and run if it is trapped, so 犮 has the meaning of pulling out and running, but such meaning has been replaced by 跋 and 拔.

Vocabulary of 犮

Classification

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