Depicts two hands (廾) holding a chisel-shaped weapon or tool (丵) to beat against something. Based on the original meaning "beat against", now written as 撲. Similar in origin to 對.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“，譍無方也。从丵，从口，从寸。對，或从土。”
Original meaning
beat against
Components
丵(iconic) — Depicts a chisel-shaped weapon or tool.