苅 (kǎi)
1. Anciently the same as "刈" (to cut, harvest).
2. (Verb) (Originally written as 乂. A phono-semantic character. From the radical '刀' meaning 'knife', with the phonetic '乂' (yì) sound. Originally written as "义". Basic meaning: to cut grass.)
Same basic meaning. 刈 means to cut or sever. Additionally, it can mean to kill. — From "Guangya" (广雅)
3. (Verb) (Originally written as 乂. A phono-semantic character. From the radical '刀' meaning 'knife', with the phonetic '乂' (yì) sound. Originally written as "义". Basic meaning: to cut grass.)
Same basic meaning. 刈 means to cut or sever. Additionally, it can mean to kill. — From "Guangya" (广雅)