戟
- halberd, lance, long spear;
A type of pole weapon with blade and spike used in ancient warfare.
Etymology
Compound character:
戈 (halberd, weapon) – semantic, indicating warfare.
Abbreviated form of 倝 (bright morning sun, dawn) – phonetic element.
Together, they depict a long halberd weapon associated with military use.
Usage in Korean
戟門 (극문) – gate with halberds (decorated palace gate)
長戟 (장극) – long halberd
戟兵 (극병) – soldiers armed with halberds
戟
창
극
chang
geuk
Kangxi radical:62, 戈 + 8
Strokes:12
Unicode:U+621F
Cangjie input:
- 十十戈 (JJI)
Composition:
- ⿰ 𠦝 戈