秝
lì

excessively thin

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Depicts longs rows of grain (禾).

Components

禾
禾 Meaning component
hé grain stalk
禾
禾 Meaning component
hé grain stalk

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangreːɡ

說文解字

《說文》：“秝，稀疏適也。从二禾。讀若歷。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.577-578
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)