馘(guó)

17 strokes

(literary) to cut off the left ear of a slain enemy

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Character information

Pinyin
guó
Meaning
(literary) to cut off the left ear of a slain enemy; the severed ear of a slain enemy
Strokes
17
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 馘 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰首或

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

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

首shǒu或huò

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 馘 step by step

17 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 馘

Common words using 馘 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

guó馘shǒu首

(of a headhunter) to sever a head

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Related characters

From 馘’s common words

首

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