lá, là
cut, slash
Depicts using a knife (刂) to cut crops (𣏮). Similar in origin to 利.
Components
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 剌
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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perverse | ||
Oirat Mongols (alliance of tribes of Western Mongolia) (Ming Dynasty term) |
Component uses
Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.514