jiàngxiáng

to descend

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Mar 30, 2026, 02:00 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Mar 30, 2026, 02:00 AM

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Depicts two feet pointing downwards.

Components

Iconic component
𡕒
𡕒 Iconic component

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthaewngm-kˤru[ŋ] (? < *-[u]m)submit

說文解字

《說文》:“夅,服也。从夂、,相承不敢竝也。”

Sources

Character origin
zi.tools
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica