殳 Radical 79 — a pole weapon; to strike, to beat
shū (first tone, high and level)
a pole weapon; to strike, to beat
Radical 794 strokes0 characters
Where the shape comes from
A hand gripping the end of a long-handled tool, its striking head raised — a generic weapon or implement wielded at arm’s length, from spears to hammers. Rock struck and broken into pieces gives 段, a section, a segment; a hall guarded at its rear by an armed attendant gives 殿, a palace hall; and something beaten until it gives way gives 毁, to destroy.
characters filed under 殳
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