夨
zè

to tilt the head

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approved by Prismcool · Nov 11, 2023, 07:01 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Nov 11, 2023, 07:01 AM

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Depicts a person (大) with their head tilted.

Components

大
大 Iconic component

Depicts a person.

◎
◎ Iconic component

Depicts the tilted head.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsrik[ts]rək incline the head

說文解字

《說文》：“夨，傾頭也。从大，象形。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫zi.tools
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)