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馘

guó

to cut off the left ear; to tally the enemy's dead

💡 Ideographic: To cut off 或 the enemy's ears 首; 或 also provides the pronunciation

HSK 17 strokes Uncommon (68%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

or, either, else; maybe, perhaps, possibly

⿰首或 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shǒu

首

chief, head, leader

💡 Ideographic: A deer's head 自 adorned with antlers 丷

9 strokes HSK 4

丷

kwukyel

2 strokes

zì

自

self; private, personal; from

📷 Pictographic: A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses

6 strokes HSK 3

mù

目

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

📷 Pictographic: An eye drawn on its side

5 strokes HSK 3

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

1 strokes

huò

或

or, either, else; maybe, perhaps, possibly

💡 Ideographic: To defend yourself 口 with a spear 戈; "or else"

8 strokes HSK 3

gē

戈

spear, lance, halberd

📷 Pictographic: A spear pointing to the bottom-right

4 strokes

⿱口一

Radical component

Words Using 馘 (1)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

馘 ↗

guó

cut off the left ear of the slain

guó

馘 ↗

cut off the left ear of the slain