夂
zhǐ

go

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approved by Peter Olson · Feb 18, 2022, 08:31 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Feb 18, 2022, 08:31 PM

止

夂 is a component form of 止, which is a pictograph of a foot.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》：“夂，从後至也。象人兩脛後有致之者。讀若黹。”

Sources

Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)