或huò

WHOLE CHARACTER

或huò

or (indicating a choice); perhaps; maybe (也许); (literary) some people; someone (某人)

或 offers a choice: 或者 'or', 或许 'maybe' — one path or the other.

ZDIC: 会意，从口、从戈 — the dagger-axe frame wraps 口; the modern form also tucks a supporting horizontal under 口, shown as a written piece.

OUTER: THE DAGGER-AXE FRAME (ZDIC 从戈) — TOP BAR, BIG SLANTED HOOK, AND CROSSING SLASH WRAP THE INNER PIECES

戈gē

dagger-axe; an old weapon

A standalone character; the weapon piece named by ZDIC in 找.

In 或: outer: the dagger-axe frame (ZDIC 从戈) — top bar, big slanted hook, and crossing slash wrap the inner pieces Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

INNER GROUP TUCKED INTO THE FRAME'S HOLLOW

Component group

Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.

In 或: inner group tucked into the frame's hollow Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.