捭
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Meaning: to spread out
💡 Hand (扌) spreading humble (卑) things out—imagine opening a fan.
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Character Story & Explanation
Like an archaeologist unearthing ancient scripts, we find 捭 (bǎi) composed of 扌 (hand) and 卑 (humble), originally meaning 'to spread out with hands.' It appears in classical texts like 《鬼谷子》 (Guiguzi) in the term 捭阖 (bǎihé), meaning 'opening and closing'—a strategy of persuasion. This character embodies the art of controlling discourse by spreading ideas or closing off arguments.
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