English

a tally, like fitting the two halves of a tally, to petition the emperor that ..., to play music; to beat time

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【子集下】【卩字部】㔿 ·康熙筆画：3 ·部外筆画：1

《玉篇》子𠋫切《集韻》《類篇》則𠋫切，𠀤音奏。《說文》卩也。《正譌》从反卩作㔿。卩㔿，抑揚之形。抑字从此。合符有二，與者執左，取者執右。古卩㔿字如此。隷作節奏字。

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