𩰙, a rare form of 闟

𩰙 is a rare form linked to 闟, whose compound 闟戟 names a halberd, a long-handled weapon. The Shiji, a Chinese chronicle, describes guards carrying 闟戟 beside Shang Yang’s carriage; Zhang Heng’s Han-era poem Dongjing Fu later sets the weapon in an imperial procession. In 1671, Zhengzitong called 𩰙 the original form of 闟; the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary questioned this, noting older citations use 闟 with 門, the gate character.