戔 (jiān)

small, narrow; tiny, little

Etymology

Combination of two weapons (戈), based on the original meaning "kill", now written as 殘. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“戔,賊也。从二戈。《周書》曰:‘戔戔巧言。’”

Original meaning

kill

Components