tuí​pǐ

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tuí ruined Simplified

A bald  head  also provides the pronunciation

Components

SoundMeaning component
bald
Meaning component
page

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

destroyed

Components

Meaning component
earth

earth

Sound component
self

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbrɯlʔ

說文解字

毀也。《虞書》曰:“方命圮族。”从土己聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

ruined Traditional

A bald 禿 head 禿 also provides the pronunciation

Components

禿
禿 SoundMeaning component
bald
Meaning component
(head), page

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangl'uːl
Unicodedhuəi

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang