It is a phonosemantic compound character, made by combining:
攴 (ch’il bok) – the component indicating the meaning (“to strike, to hit”),
丩 (eolkeul gyu) – the component indicating the sound.

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

to help, to assist, to aid

to search carefully or investigate closely

to rub, to stroke, to polish

to carry, to shoulder, to bear a burden, to undertake, to take responsibility

to hold, to seize, to occupy

to lift, to raise, to carry

to enlarge, to expand, to widen, to extend, to amplify

to grasp, to hold, to govern, to administer, to absorb, to take in

collect

to change, to correct, to reform, to revise, to amend

to release, to let go, to set free, to place, to put, to emit, to radiate, to allow

government, administration, politics, governing affairs, to govern

cause, reason, affair, matter, circumstance, old, former

to imitate, to emulate, effect, efficacy

to teach, to instruct, to educate

to rescue, to save, to relieve, to help in distress

to be defeated, to lose, to fail, to collapse, to decay, to spoil

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Chinese character

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收

Etymology

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