Amazing Chinese Characters (628) To Defeat - 伐

The shell bone script of character To Defeat is

The left is character People (Post 37), the right is character Dagger-axe (Post 80). A soldier holds a dagger-axe to battle field.

The bronze script of character To Defeat is 

Similar to shell bone script, the left is Person, the right is dagger-axe.

The big seal script of character To Defeat is

Similar to big seal script.

The small seal script of character To Defeat is

The left is Radical People, the right is character Dagger-axe.

The Pinyin of the character is Fa2.

The character original means To Defeat, which is still its main meaning. But it has another meaning: Lumbering.

 

Amazing Chinese Characters (627) Wing - 翅

 The big seal script of character Wing is

The left is character Feather (Post 89), the right is character Support (Post 622). The skeleton supporting feather is wing. 

The small seal script of character Wing is 

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Wing is

It is interesting that the positions of the two parts exchanged: the left is character Support, the right is character Feather. The reason why they are exchange positions is because therefore, the left Support could have a long falling-right stroke, which could hold the teacher. In this way, the character has a typical clerical script long falling-right stroke, and still get a tight structure. Otherwise, the Support on right, if you want a typical clerical script long falling-right stroke, you would make the character too wide.

The pinyin of the character is Chi4.

Amazing Chinese Characters (626) Trick - 伎

 The big seal script of character Trick is

The left is character Person (Post 37), the right is character Support (Post 622). One person is good at tricks, such as magic.

The small seal script of character Trick is

The clerical script of character Trick is

The left is Radical Person, the right is character Support.

The character Support - 支, means that the Tricks are life support tricks, same as 技, which are support skills, not just for randoms tricks for fun. 

The Pinyin of the character is Ji4.

Amazing Chinese Characters (625) Skill - 技

 The big seal script of character Skill is

The left is character Hand (Post 55), the right is character Support (Post 622). A person who has a skill which can support his life, such as carpenter, cooker, blacksmith, etc. The character also means Technology in recent couple centuries. 

The small seal script of character Skill is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Skill is

The left is Radical Hand, the right is character Support.

The Pinyin of the character is Ji4.

Amazing Chinese Characters (624) Shockingly - 赫

 The big seal script of character Shockingly is

There are two characters Crimson (Post 272), which means that two people are executed on burning state, which is shockingly.

The small seal script of character Shockingly is

The clerical script of character Shockingly is

Two clerical script of characters Crimson.

The pinyin of the character is He4.

The character 赫 has more meanings now: llustrious, conspicuous, distinguished, very famous, etc.

Amazing Chinese Characters (623) Amnesty - 赦

 The big seal script of character Amnesty is

The left is character Crimson - 赤 (Post 272), here is Burning State. The right one is character Support - 支 (Post 622), here is a hand holding a stick to put the person who is on fire punishment down due to amnesty.

The small seal script of character Amnesty is

Similar to big seal script. 

The clerical script of character Amnesty is

The left is character Crimson, the right one is Radical Reverse Article, here is same as character Support. 

The Pinyin of the character is She4.

Amazing Chinese Characters (622) Support - 支

 The big seal script of character Support is

The top is half character Bamboo (Post 23), the bottom is a hand.

Let's see the big seal script of character Bamboo

A hand holding a bamboo means Support. In the ancient time, people used bamboo to build houses, and bridges.

The small seal script of character Support is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Support is

The top bamboo falling down strokes becomes a horizontal line, the bottom becomes character Again (

Post 102), which original means Hand.

The pinyin of the character is Zhi1.