ホク, のぶん, ぼくづくり, ぼくにょう

strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)

JLPT0 G13 S0 F5000

The relevant bronzeware inscription form combines # (crack) + hand/action indicator → *strike* with a stick, causing to crack. In dual-element characters, suggests either striking ( etc.) or action in a general sense ( etc.).

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