杙
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Meaning: post for tethering animals
💡 Imagine a wooden 'E' (弋) post that ties animals.
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Character Story & Explanation
Discovered in ancient oracle bones, 杙 (yì) depicts a wooden stake driven into the ground, used for tethering livestock. This character combines the radical 木 (wood) with the phonetic 弋 (yì, meaning 'to shoot' or 'to catch'), hinting at its function to secure animals. In classical texts, it appears in agricultural contexts, symbolizing early Chinese domestication practices.
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