夨
zè

to tilt the head

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Oct 8, 2026, 01:26 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Oct 8, 2026, 01:26 AM

tweaked proportions

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Depicts a person (大) with their head tilted.

Components

大
大 Iconic component
dà, dài big

Depicts a person.

◎
◎ Iconic component
characterless 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)