Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 人 than it was in ancient scripts.
Character Evolution
Oracle Bone~1250-1000 BCOracle Bone~1250-1000 BCOracle Bone~1250-1000 BCBronzeEarly Western Zhou~1000 BCBronzeEarly Western Zhou~1000 BCBronzeEarly Spring and Autumn~700 BCBronzeEarly Spring and Autumn~700 BCBronzeLate Spring and Autumn~500 BCBronzeLate Spring and Autumn~500 BCBronzeLate Spring and Autumn~500 BCBronzeLate Warring States~250 BCBronzeLate Warring States~250 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealShuowen~100 ADClericalQin221-206 BCClericalWestern Han202 BC-9 ADClericalWestern Han202 BC-9 ADClericalEastern Han25-220 ADRegularModern
