Depicts a person with a large exaggerated head.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngwot | [ŋ]ˤut | amputate the feet |
說文解字
《說文》：“兀，高而上平也。从一在人上。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.40
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)