鬢
bìn

hair on temples

Phonosemantic compound. 髟 represents the meaning and 賓 represents the sound.

Components

髟
髟 Meaning component
biāo, piào, shān long hair
賓
賓 Sound component
bīn guest

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpins
Unicodebìn

說文解字

頰髮也。从髟賓聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鬓 bìn hair on temples Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 髟 represents the meaning and 宾 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鬢.

Components

髟
髟 Meaning component
biāo, piào, shān long hair
宾
宾 Sound component
bīn guest

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode