Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
戈 口 一 ⿹戈⿱口一
Mandarin
huo4, yu4
English
Definitions
or; maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; either; else
Mnemonic
A territory 或 not clearly defined 國
Etymology
Notes
First form of 國; Originally lance 戈 and mouth 口 indicating command 口 of an army 戈; 一 added later indicates land defended; later 囗 was added creating 國; see 域 for the original meaning of this character