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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
工 攴 ⿰工攵
Mandarin
gong1
English
Definitions
to attack; to accuse; to study; assault; criticize
Mnemonic
The work 工 of striking out 攴 against another
Etymology
Notes
This character was originally composed of hands 廾 holding manacles 㚔: to seize a prisoner?