How to write 擊

击 1. To hit; to strike. 2. To attack. 3. To kill; to stab. 4. To touch; to collide. 5. To govern. 6. Iron blade. 击 1. To hit; to strike. "击, 攴也." (Explained in Shuowen Jiezi, Section of Hands): "When hitting downwards it is called 'small hit'. '攴' means to hit small things, while '击' can refer to both small and large hits." (Guangyun, Rhymes of 'xi'): "击 means to hit." "I struck the stone and beat the stone, and the hundred beasts danced in rhythm." (Book of Documents, Shun Dian). "When the roc migrated to the Southern abyss, the water struck three thousand miles." (Zhuangzi, Xiaoyao You). "When Zhang Fu was over eighty years old, he struck the ground in the middle of the road." (Han Dynasty, Biography of Gao Shi). 2. To attack. "The shape of the soldiers is to avoid the real and strike at the void." (Sun Tzu, Shape and Void). "Attack the lower city, capture it, and then counter-attack Feng, which would not be easy." (Han Shu, Gao Di Ji, Volume 1). "Luo Rucai stood as the palace, and the officials and soldiers from afar did not dare to attack." (Ming Dynasty, Records of Baishi). 3. To kill; to stab. "击 means to attack and kill." (Guqin Yun, which deals with historical usage). "When the Marshal cuts the sheep, the official strikes the pig." (Rites of Zhou, Lesser offerings). "Ku and 击 both refer to killing." (Han Shu, Biography of Su Jian). "He lifted the sword wanting to strike him, (Zhang) Sheng requested to surrender." 4. To touch; to collide. "Confucius said: 'As for humans, if the eyes are struck and the path is preserved, one cannot accommodate sound.'" (Zhuangzi, Tianzifang). "To act is to move." (Lu Deming's Commentary). "On the road to Linzi, cart wheels collided, and people’s shoulders rubbed together." (Legalism, Strategies of the Warring States, Qi Strategy 1). "When looking forward, it's as if struck by something, catching the attention." (Du Fu, Poem). "For over ten years seen opium smoke flowing endlessly, my heart feels like it’s being pounded." (Lin Zexu, Proposal on Strictly Prohibiting Opium). 5. To govern. "Clearing the obscured, it is not beneficial to become brigands but beneficial to resist bandits." (I Ching, Meng). Liu Deming's commentary quotes Wang Su: "击 means to govern." 6. Iron blade. "No striking with a whetted spear, no stabbing with a refined halberd." (Huainanzi, Fanalun). Gao You's commentary: "No striking means no iron blade." 击 1. Personal name. 击 1. Personal name. "In the Records of Spring and Autumn, Jin had a butcher named Ji." 击 1. Same as "覡" (male shaman). 击 1. Same as "覡" (male shaman). "In the Gathering of Rhymes, 'In understanding, man is called '覡', and woman '巫'. Alternatively written as '击'." (Xunzi, Rule of Wang): "To know auspicious and inauspicious signs, it is the matter concerning male sorcerers." Yang Jiong's commentary: "击 can be read as 覡, a male shaman." Verb: To strike. 【Examples】: "击钟" (to strike the bell), "击打" (to hit), "击球" (to hit the ball), "击掌为誓" (to clap hands as an oath). "In the selected texts of Yan Yanzhi: 'At night, the golden chime strikes, and the gate remains closed by day.'" Verb: To attack. 【Examples】: "攻击" (to attack), "袭击" (to assault), "狙击" (to snipe), "游击" (to engage in guerrilla warfare), "追击" (to pursue and attack). "Zuo Zhuang, Year 30 of Duke Xi: 'The son asked for permission to attack him.'" "Han Shu, Volume 1, Gao Di Ji: 'In March, we attacked the lower city and captured it. We counter-attacked Feng, but did not take it.'"