叚 (jiǎ)

Etymology

Depicts a hand (又) sharpening a knife (刀) on a stone (石). Based on the original meaning "whetstone", now written as 碬. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“叚，借也。闕。，古文叚。，譚長說叚如此。”

Original meaning

whetstone

Components

• 石 (iconic) — Depicts a stone.
• 刀 (iconic) — Depicts a knife.
• 又 (iconic) — Depicts a hand.