halberd with crescent blade

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
倝 sound,remnant component

  Sound Remnant component

gàn

  

sunrise

戈 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

spear

Evolution

戟 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
戟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

halberd with crescent blade; halberd; long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade; combined spear and battle-ax

Most common words with 戟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

halberd

三叉戟

trident