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On the right is 匕 (“dagger”), which is actually a modified form of 人 (“person”) written upside down.

In ancient forms, the character was written without the left “person radical” (亻), in the form 𠤎, where the first stroke (丿) pierced through the second stroke (乚).

Because this could easily be confused with 匕 or 七 (“seven”), a left-side person radical (亻) was later added to clarify the form.

The form 亻𠤎 is also found outside of China; for example, in Korea on the signboard of Gwanghwamun (光化門).

In Taiwan, the first stroke of the right-side 匕 is written as a straight horizontal line (一) rather than a slanted one — a convention also applied to 匕 itself.

This character often causes confusion in radical classification. Although it has 亻 on the left, in Chinese dictionaries it is classified under 人 (“person”) rather than 匕.

Mainland China tends to use the form 亻𠤎 more often than 亻匕, so Chinese dictionaries list it under the 人 radical.

It does not have a simplified form or a separate Unicode code.