脷
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脷 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 月竹木弓 (BHDN), composition ⿰⺼利)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : semantic ⺼ (“meat”) + phonetic 利. Specialization of 利 (“benefit; profit”).
From 利 (“benefit; profit”), used as a euphemism for 舌 (“tongue”), which is homophonous to 折, 蝕/蚀 (“to be at a loss”).
Alternatively, it may be from 舐 (OC *ɦljeʔ, “to lick”), preserving the Old Chinese initial *l- (Schuessler, 2007).
脷