Amazing Chinese Characters (590) Spear - 殳

The shell bone script of character Spear is

A hand holds an ancient Spear made of bamboo.

The bronze script of character Spear is

The top is the stick with a ball, the bottom is a hand.

The small seal script of character Spear is

The top is the Spear, the bottom is a hand.

The clerical script of character Spear is

The top is not similar to any spear any more, actually it is another character Several - 几. The bottom is character Again, here means Hand.

The Pinyin of the character is Shu1.

The character 殳 is not used alone now, but it is widely existed in compound characters.