<p>斥 has both components that have been corrupted over time. It comprises 广 and 屰.
广 is a roof, meaning home or building related, while 屰 is an upside-down 大, meaning reverse. When you expel or dismiss a person, you send them on the reverse direction and away from the building. 屰 is possibly a sound component as well.</p>
<p>Correct me if I am wrong, but blame is likely a borrowed meaning from the derived character 訴.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.zdic.net/hans/%E6%96%A5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.zdic.net/hans/%E6%96%A5</a></p>

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Fishuman
<p>「斥」 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstructions_of_Old_Chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Baxter-Sagart OC</a>: <strong>/*tʰAk/</strong>) was originally a character formed by modifying <a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=369" rel="nofollow noreferrer">「宅」</a> (<strong>/*m-tˤak/</strong>, <em>dwelling</em>). The modern meaning either originated as a phonetic loan or semantic extension (<em>expand one's dwelling</em> &gt; <em>expand territory</em> &gt; <em>to expel (enemies)</em> &gt; <em>to reprimand</em> &gt; <em>to blame</em>).</p>
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<th style="text-align: center;">時期<br>字體</th>
<th style="text-align: center;">字形</th>
<th style="text-align: center;">參考資料</th>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty" rel="nofollow noreferrer">商</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">甲</a></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/g5C7h.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/g5C7h.png" alt="宅" /></a></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">乙</a>2256<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&amp;bh=14206&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">合集14206</a></td>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou" rel="nofollow noreferrer">西周</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bronze_inscriptions" rel="nofollow noreferrer">金</a></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/QkOFL.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QkOFL.png" alt="宅" /></a></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_zun" rel="nofollow noreferrer">尊</a><br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=6014&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">集成6014</a></td>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warring_States_period" rel="nofollow noreferrer">戰國</a>・<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_(Chinese_state)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">晉</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_dynasty_coinage" rel="nofollow noreferrer">古幣</a></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/avMzu.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/avMzu.png" alt="厇" /></a></td>
<td style="text-align: center;">81<br>古幣文編</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">戰國・<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu_(state)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">楚</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_and_wooden_slips" rel="nofollow noreferrer">簡</a></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/jsZhL.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/jsZhL.png" alt="厇" /></a></td>
<td style="text-align: center;">190<br><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E5%8C%85%E5%B1%B1%E6%A5%9A%E7%B0%A1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">包山楚簡</a></td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">戰國・楚<br>簡</td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/5MTSX.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/5MTSX.png" alt="㡯" /></a></td>
<td style="text-align: center;">109<br>望山楚簡1</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty" rel="nofollow noreferrer">秦</a><br>簡</td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/RJQ1m.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/RJQ1m.png" alt="㡿" /></a></td>
<td style="text-align: center;">8.11<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuihudi_Qin_bamboo_texts" rel="nofollow noreferrer">睡虎地秦簡</a></td>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_dynasty#Eastern_Han" rel="nofollow noreferrer">東漢</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">隸</a></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/AHtDq.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/AHtDq.png" alt="" /></a></td>
<td style="text-align: center;">陰<br>魯峻碑</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;">楷</td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/U2RW2.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/U2RW2.png" alt="斥" /></a></td>
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<p><kbd><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/g5C7h.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/g5C7h.png" alt="宅" /></a><br>　</kbd><kbd><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/QkOFL.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QkOFL.png" alt="宅" /></a><br>　</kbd><kbd><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/avMzu.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/avMzu.png" alt="厇" /></a><br>　</kbd><kbd><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/jsZhL.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/jsZhL.png" alt="厇" /></a><br>　</kbd><kbd><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/5MTSX.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/5MTSX.png" alt="㡯" /></a><br>　</kbd></p>
<p>First, an internal sequence of developments in 「宅」 caused 「宀」 to sometimes be corrupted into 「厂」 or 「广」, forming 「厇」 or 「㡯」, respectively.</p>
<p><kbd><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/RJQ1m.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/RJQ1m.png" alt="㡿" /></a><br>　</kbd></p>
<p>Next, the inside was phonetically corrupted into 「屰」 (<strong>/*ŋrak/</strong>).</p>
<p><kbd><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/AHtDq.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/AHtDq.png" alt="" /></a><br>　</kbd><kbd><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/U2RW2.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/U2RW2.png" alt="斥" /></a><br>　</kbd></p>
<p>Further corruptions caused the shape to morph into something that looked identical to 「厈」, then eventually changing into 「斥」.</p>
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<p><strong>References:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>季旭昇《說文新證》</li>
<li><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">漢語多功能字庫</a></li>
<li><a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian" rel="nofollow noreferrer">小學堂字形演變</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">國學大師</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">郭沫若《甲骨文合集》</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

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2021-03-05T06:26:03.413Z
dROOOze
<p>Learning the word 斥 chì to blame,to reprimand, to expel, (of territory) to expand. What is the etymology and how it is to blame?</p>

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What is the etymology of 斥
# What is the etymology of 斥

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-03)

Learning the word 斥 chì to blame,to reprimand, to expel, (of territory) to expand. What is the etymology and how it is to blame?

**Tags:** etymology, glyph-origin, history

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-03-05. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

「斥」 ([Baxter-Sagart OC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstructions_of_Old_Chinese): **/\*tʰAk/**) was originally a character formed by modifying [「宅」](https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=369) (**/\*m-tˤak/**, *dwelling*). The modern meaning either originated as a phonetic loan or semantic extension (*expand one's dwelling* > *expand territory* > *to expel (enemies)* > *to reprimand* > *to blame*).

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| 時期 字體 | 字形 | 參考資料 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [商](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty) [甲](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script) | [宅](https://i.sstatic.net/g5C7h.png) | [乙](https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference)2256 [合集14206](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&bh=14206&jgwfl=) |
| [西周](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou) [金](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bronze_inscriptions) | [宅](https://i.sstatic.net/QkOFL.png) | [尊](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_zun) [集成6014](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=6014&jgwfl=) |
| [戰國](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warring_States_period)・[晉](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_(Chinese_state)) [古幣](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_dynasty_coinage) | [厇](https://i.sstatic.net/avMzu.png) | 81 古幣文編 |
| 戰國・[楚](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu_(state)) [簡](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_and_wooden_slips) | [厇](https://i.sstatic.net/jsZhL.png) | 190 [包山楚簡](https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E5%8C%85%E5%B1%B1%E6%A5%9A%E7%B0%A1) |
| 戰國・楚 簡 | [㡯](https://i.sstatic.net/5MTSX.png) | 109 望山楚簡1 |
| [秦](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty) 簡 | [㡿](https://i.sstatic.net/RJQ1m.png) | 8.11 [睡虎地秦簡](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuihudi_Qin_bamboo_texts) |
| [東漢](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_dynasty#Eastern_Han) [隸](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_script) |  | 陰 魯峻碑 |
| 楷 | [斥](https://i.sstatic.net/U2RW2.png) |  |

`![宅](https://i.sstatic.net/g5C7h.png)` `![宅](https://i.sstatic.net/QkOFL.png)` `![厇](https://i.sstatic.net/avMzu.png)` `![厇](https://i.sstatic.net/jsZhL.png)` `![㡯](https://i.sstatic.net/5MTSX.png)`

First, an internal sequence of developments in 「宅」 caused 「宀」 to sometimes be corrupted into 「厂」 or 「广」, forming 「厇」 or 「㡯」, respectively.

`![㡿](https://i.sstatic.net/RJQ1m.png)`

Next, the inside was phonetically corrupted into 「屰」 (**/\*ŋrak/**).

`![](https://i.sstatic.net/AHtDq.png)` `![斥](https://i.sstatic.net/U2RW2.png)`

Further corruptions caused the shape to morph into something that looked identical to 「厈」, then eventually changing into 「斥」.

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**References:**

* 季旭昇《說文新證》
* [漢語多功能字庫](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/)
* [小學堂字形演變](https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian)
* [國學大師](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/)
  + [郭沫若《甲骨文合集》](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/)
  + [中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/)


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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-03-04. Score: 1

斥 has both components that have been corrupted over time. It comprises 广 and 屰.
广 is a roof, meaning home or building related, while 屰 is an upside-down 大, meaning reverse. When you expel or dismiss a person, you send them on the reverse direction and away from the building. 屰 is possibly a sound component as well.

Correct me if I am wrong, but blame is likely a borrowed meaning from the derived character 訴.

<http://www.zdic.net/hans/%E6%96%A5>


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