The shell bone script of character Axe is
It looks like a modern axe. However, the above shell one script only listed in 《在线汉语字典》(The Online Chinese Dictionary), not in 《漢典》（Chinese Dictionary), 《Chinese Etymology》, two very important Chinese dictionaries. It shows that there are different opinions on if the script above means Axe, a questionable script.
The bronze script of character Axe is
Which is character Catty or Jin (Post 699), here it means the two pieces of firewood just being cut.
Another part is
Character Father (Post 166), not very similar but close enough. The script of above is a hand holding a tool (may be knife).
The entire character of Axe is "A hand holding a tool to split or cut a wood (the top), got some split firewood (the bottom)", indirectly means the Axe, a tool used to cut wood.
The big seal script of character Axe is
Similar or same as bronze script.
The small seal script of character Axe is
The top + right long vertical line is character Father, the left lower part is character Catty or Jin.
The clerical script of character Axe is
The top is clerical script of character Father, the bottom is clerical script of character Catty or Jin.
The Pinyin of the character is Fu3.
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