Pictograph of a battle-axe, similar to 戈, 戊, and 戌. Now written as 鉞.
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
Moderna battle-axe, a halberd; variant of 鉞|钺[yuè]
Sound component in 5 characters (4 verified)
越 歲 鉞 钺 魆
Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)
鉞 钺
