This logogram is of ideographic origin and it was designed to evoke:

Dominating a woman 女 by force of arms 戈

  • 威 might, power, prestige; to dominate wēi
    • 戌 11th terrestrial branch xū
      • 戊 5th heavenly stem wù
        • 丿 slash piě
        • 戈 spear, lance, halberd gē
          • 弋 to catch, to arrest; to shoot with a bow yì
          • 丿 slash piě
      • 一 one; a, an; alone yī
    • 女 woman, girl; female nǜ
威 wēi might, power, prestige to dominate 崴葳

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