Ideographic: A body 尸 decapitated 口 by a sword 辛 , representing the lawRadical:

meaning for :

  • - king
  • - monarch
  • - to enlist
  • - to repel
  • - to avoid

meaning for :

  • - to open (a door)
  • - to open up (for development)
  • - to dispel
  • - to refute
  • - to repudiate
  • - law
  • - variant of 辟