qiāng

kill

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
爿 sound component

  Sound component

pánqiáng

  

piece of wood

戈 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

spear

Evolution

戕 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
戕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
戕 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

qiāng

kill, slay; wound, injure, hurt; to kill; to injure; Taiwan pr. [qiáng]

Most common words with 戕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

戕害

to injure

自戕

commit suicide

to kill