戟

jǐ
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halberd

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

戟 jǐ has 戈 a lance-like weapon as the picture part. The other part stands for 倝, an old sound part, though the sound link is not clear today. It first meant a weapon with a branch-like side blade, later called a halberd.

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