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

To cut 切 stone 石; 切 also provides the pronunciation

  • 砌 to pile up, to build; stone steps; rock wall qì
    • 石 stone, rock, mineral shí
    • 切 to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager qiè
      • 七 seven qī
      • 刀 knife; old coin; measure dāo

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