懂中文 Dong Chinese

鬮

jiū

lots (to be drawn)

Phonosemantic compound. 鬥 represents the meaning and 龜 represents the sound.

Components
鬥 meaning component

鬥  Meaning component

dòu

  

fight

龜 sound component

龜  Sound component

guī

  

turtle or tortoise

Evolution

鬮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鬮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

阄 (鬮) 

jiū

lots (to be drawn); draw lots; lot (in a game of chance)

Most common words with 鬮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

抓阄

to draw straws

阄

lots (to be drawn)