敕
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Meaning: imperial orders
💡 Imagine a 'chì' (chee) command from the emperor binding all subjects.
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Character Story & Explanation
敕 (chì) means 'imperial orders' or 'edict'. It combines 束 (shù, 'bind') and 攵 (pū, 'action'), literally 'to bind by authority'. Used in historical contexts for decrees from the emperor, it reflects the top-down power structure in Chinese governance. Today, it appears in formal terms like 敕令 (decree) and 敕封 (to confer by imperial order).
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