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xiàn HSK4

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approved by Prismcool · Sep 11, 2024, 04:05 PM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Sep 11, 2024, 04:05 PM

Additional notes

Changed fields: components

Original meaning: suspend, hang

Simplified form of 縣. Pictograph of a severed head (首) hanging on a rope (系) from a tree (木). Based on the original meaning "hang" or "suspend". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The traditional component 系 was removed for simplification.

Components

首 Iconic component

Depicts a severed head.

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 首 than it was in ancient scripts.

木 Iconic component

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 木 than it was in ancient scripts.

系 Deleted component

Depicts a rope. The traditional component 系 was removed for simplification.

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode