殊 (shū)

(literary) to kill; to behead; to sever; to separate; to surpass; (bou

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 朱 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“殊,死也。从歺,朱聲。漢令曰:‘蠻夷長有罪,當殊之。’”

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