exorcise

Components
礻 meaning component

  Meaning component

shì

  

show

spirit

犮 sound component

  Sound component

quǎn

  

pull up

Evolution

祓 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
祓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

exorcise, remove evil; clean; to cleanse; to remove evil; ritual for seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster