歹
dǎi HSK7

evil, bad

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Original meaning: cracked wooden post

Variant of 歺. Origin unclear. Possibly depicts bones from a carcass.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋaːd

說文解字

《說文》：“歹，骨之殘也。从半冎。讀若櫱岸之櫱。，古文歺。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)