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Character
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Traditional
Ancient
forms
Archaic
forms
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Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
射
言
⿰
言
射
Mandarin
xie4
English
Definitions
to thank; surname; decline
Mnemonic
To send out
言
words
射
Etymology
Notes
The archaic form is a square object with wavy lines on it held by two hands (perhaps a net?)