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Character
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Traditional
Ancient
forms
Archaic
forms
Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
刀
角
牛
⿰
角
⿱
刀
牛
Mandarin
jie3, xie4, jie4
English
Definitions
to explain; transport under guard; to untie; to emancipate; to loosen; surname; to break up; to divide; to separate; unfasten
Mnemonic
To cut
刀
the horn
角
off an ox
牛
Etymology
Notes
Archaic form shows hands
𦥑
removing the horn from an ox