Dong Chinese dictionary

jiǎo

shining light

Original meaning:

to attack from the side

Depicts using a rod (攵) to attack a person (皃). Based on the original meaning "to attack from the side", now written as 𢶡. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

皃 Iconic component

mào

face, countenance

Used here to depict a person. Bottom part looks like 方.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 皃 than it was in ancient scripts.

攵 Iconic component

pū

tap

攵 is a component form of 攴. Depicts a hand holding a rod.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

敫

jiǎo

ancient musical instrument

Component uses

Sound component in 8 characters (5 verified)

Sources

MTSU Chinese text computing

季旭昇《說文新登》p.326