戈

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#1,693 most
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surname Ge

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

戈 is a drawing of an old axe-like weapon: a dagger-shaped blade set across a wooden shaft. That weapon is also the first meaning, dagger-axe. From there it grew to mean war.

Drawn as: axe-like weapon; blade on shaft

戈 as a component in other characters

meaning11 characters
战戏戳尧戡戕戬戗戥戢戠
sound3 characters
找划戤
picture9 characters
或武戒伐贼戎戮戟戛

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