桴
drumstick, raft
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Readings
On'yomi
- フ
Kun'yomi
- ばち
- いかだ
Meaning
桴 centers on a wooden object used for striking or floating: a drumstick for beating a drum, or a raft made of tied logs.
Study
Etymology
桴 combines 木 (tree/wood) with 孚, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a wooden drumstick or a raft, both made from wood.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is wood 木, and the right side 孚 looks like a hand holding a stick over a child. Picture a wooden drumstick striking a drum, or logs tied into a raft.
Reading mnemonic
For フ, imagine a wooden drumstick flying through the air with a whoosh sound: whoosh -> フ, as it hits the drum.