夷 yí barbarians; to wipe out; to raze
Made up of [大 dà big; great; large; very radical 37, 弓 gōng bow radical 57]Made with 6 strokes.
Ancient representation of non-Han people - nomadic barbarians (big people with bows) and associated with razing, exterminating
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Also uses 大 dà component: 夫 fū (husband) 美 měi (beautiful) ; 莫 mò (do not) ; 奇 qí (strange) ; 庆 qìng (celebrate) ; 失 shī (to lose) ; 太 tài (too) ; 天 tiān (sky) ; 头 tóu (head) ; 央 yāng (center)
Also uses 弓 gōng component: 弟 dì (younger brother) 弗 fú (not) ; 疆 jiāng (border) ; 强 qiáng (strong) ; 张 zhāng ('of')