What is this glyph image for 父 representing? I am trying to visualise this image for 父. What exactly is this image ?
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參考資料




商甲

乙405合集19941


商金

父癸方鼎集成1275


西周金

父辛簋集成3060


春秋金

魯大宰父集成3987


戰國・楚簡

126包山竹簡


西漢隸

86定縣竹簡


東漢隸

北海相景君


楷






「父」 (father) depicts a hand 「又」 holding a rod, likely as a symbol of the household disciplinarian, which is traditionally the father.
The shape 「父」 is connected to the shapes 「攴・攵」 and 「殳」, both pictures of a hand holding a hitting implement, and both meaning to hit, strike.

References:

何琳儀《戰國古文字典：戰國文字聲系》
小學堂字形演變
國學大師

郭沫若《甲骨文合集》
中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》