𢻻

to open

Depicts a hand () opening a door (). The (hand) component was later reanalyzed as meaning component . Original form of .

Components
户 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

door

攴 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tap

Originally depicts a hand. Later reanalyzed as .

Evolution

𢻻 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
𢻻 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
𢻻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
𢻻 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
𢻻 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

𢻻  

to open (ancient variant of )