Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
戏 has 戈 axe-like weapon for meaning; the first meaning was a military flank or wing. 又 is now empty, but it began as an abbreviation of 䖒 xī, the old sound part. The meaning grew to a show of strength or sport, then a show or drama, and to making fun or joking.
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