nièxìng

instrument of torture used in ancient times

Pictograph of shackles.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Iconic (2)

說文解字

《說文》:“,所以驚人也。从大,从。一曰大聲也。一曰讀若瓠。一曰俗語以盜不止為。,讀若籋。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica