拮 · Dong Qichang
Jié (2nd tone; also jiá). The Shuowen defines 拮 as 「手口共有所作也」 — ‘hands and mouth labouring together’, cited from 《诗·豳风·鸱鸮》 「予手拮据」, where the mother-bird’s claws are worn raw building her nest. So 拮’s root is toil — hands and mouth at work. F $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart