Origin

This character combines a knife or blade radical on the right, which signals that the character is about cutting, with a sound component on the left that guides pronunciation. The blade radical makes clear the character concerns sharp tools and cutting actions. The left component provides a phonetic hint for how to say the word, similar to how many Chinese characters work — you get the general meaning from the knife radical and a rough sound guide from the other part. Together they create a character that means to cut, reap, or trim with a blade.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).