毌 (guàn)

old variant of 貫|贯[guan4]

Etymology

Variant of 貫. Depicts a string being pierced through a shell (貝), similar to 串.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“毌,穿物持之也。从一橫貫,象寶貨之形。讀若冠。”