open

To leave  in the flesh ⺼;  also provides the pronunciation

Components
⺼ meaning component

  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

去 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

  

go away

Evolution

胠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
胠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

open; throw away; flank of animal; side; to pry open; to steal