隊 (duì)
team, group, band, army unit; measure word for groups of people
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 㒸 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“隊,從高隊也。从,聲。”
Components
- 阝 (meaning) — 阝 is a component form of 阜.
- 㒸 (sound)