卩 Radical 26 — a tally, seal of authority; a kneeling figure
jié (second tone, rising)
a tally, seal of authority; a kneeling figure
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Where the shape comes from
A person kneeling in submission, seen from the side — the posture of receiving an order or presenting a tally for inspection. A hand pressing down on the kneeling figure gives 印, to press, a seal, from an officer’s seal stamped by hand; the same figure turning away gives 却, to retreat, to decline; and curled under something being rolled over it gives 卷, to roll up, a scroll.
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