刧 Stroke Order

刧 1. Ancient form of "劫" (to rob). Ancient meaning of "劫": to threaten or coerce. 劫 means that a person wants to leave but is forcibly stopped, thus it is called "劫." This is illustrated in various classical texts: - "Threaten with a multitude." — from "Liji · Confucian Conduct" - "Then Min intended to use Qi and Qin to threaten Wei." — from "Strategies of the Warring States · Qin Strategy" - "Therefore it can be coerced to create ink clouds." — from "Xunzi · Exposing Deception" - "Cannot be coerced with life and death." — from "Huainanzi · Spirits" - "Thus relying on threats." — from "Book of Han · Chronicle of Emperor Gao." - "Accumulated threats to coerce." — from "Song · Su Xun’s Six Kingdoms Discourse." - This concept gives rise to terms such as: 劫杀 (kidnapping and then killing), 劫略 (coercing others with force), 劫盟 (forcing someone to conclude an alliance through violence), 劫质 (taking hostages to extort). 2. To seize; to forcibly take. - "To desire to forcefully take life, must first obtain an agreement to repay the Crown Prince." — from "Strategies of the Warring States · Yan Strategy." - "To plot to seize the mother of the Chanyu." — from "Book of Han · Biography of Li Guang and Su Jian." - "Those who resort to kidnapping." — from "Tang · Liu Zongyuan’s Biography of Tongquji."