xìn

consecrate sacrificial vessels by smearing blood

Evolution

釁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
釁 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
釁 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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xìn

smear with blood in sacrifice; rift, quarrel; quarrel; dispute; a blood sacrifice (arch.)

Most common words with 釁
Freq.
Word
Meaning

挑衅

to provoke

quarrel

寻衅

to pick a quarrel

边衅

border conflict

观衅伺隙

to look for the Achilles' heel