Upper frame? of the drawing, found in the simplified form and possibly in the variant 𬚪
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 乂 than it was in ancient scripts.
Character Evolution
BronzeEarly Western Zhou~1000 BCBronzeMid Western Zhou~900 BCBronzeLate Western Zhou~800 BCSealMid Western Zhou~900 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealShuowen~100 ADSealShuowen~100 ADSealShuowen~100 ADClericalQin221-206 BCClericalWestern Han202 BC-9 ADClericalEastern Han25-220 ADRegularModern
