楫
篆
隶jí
【析形】形声字。古文字形从木,咠声。
【释义】《说文》:“舟擢也。”本义为船桨。析言之,短的叫“楫”,长的叫“棹”。[枕戈击楫]枕着兵器,拍击船桨。形容杀敌心切,志节慷慨。
【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character. In ancient character it is related to 木(mù,wood)in meaning and sounds like the pronunciation of咠(qì).
【original meaning】 A paddle. The short paddle is called 楫(jí,oar) and the long paddle is called 棹(zhào, oar or scull).