Dong Chinese dictionary

wù

business

Phonosemantic compound. 矛 represents the sound, while 攵 and 力 both represent the meaning.

Components

máo

spear

務 and 矛 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.務 /*m(r)o-s/
矛 /*m(r)u/

攵 Meaning component

pū

tap

攵 is a component form of 攴.

力 Meaning component

lì

power

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wù

affairs, business; must, should; affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means

Most common words with 務

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

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