examine into

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
力 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

power

亥 sound component

  Sound component

hài

  

12th terrestrial branch

Evolution

劾 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
劾 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
劾 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

examine into, impeach, charge; to impeach

Most common words with 劾
Freq.
Word
Meaning

弹劾

to impeach

to impeach

参劾

to accuse