攵 - Dong Chinese dictionary

pū

tap

攵 is a component form of 攴. Depicts a hand (又) holding a whip or a staff.

Components

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts a whip or a staff.

又 Iconic component

yòu

(hand), again

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

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

pū

rap, tap; radical number 66

Component uses

Meaning component in 42 characters (25 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

Iconic component in 7 characters (7 verified)

Unknown component in 6 characters (1 verified)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5985th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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