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

To cut grass 艹 with a scythe 殳; 殳 also provides the pronunciation

  • 芟 to weed, to mow, to scythe shān
    • 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb cǎo
    • 殳 tool, weapon shū
      • 几 small table; how many; a few, some jǐ
      • 又 and, also, again, in addition yòu

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