target

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
革 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

leather

巴 sound component

  Sound component

  

to wish

Evolution

靶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
靶 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

target; splashboard on chariot; mark

Most common words with 靶
Freq.
Word
Meaning

target

靶子

target

打靶

target shooting

靶场

range

脱靶

to miss