逼仄
bī​zè

cramped

逼 bī compel

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 畐 represents the sound. Simplified form of 偪.

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

畐
畐 Sound component
fú, bì to fill

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartpikprəkurge, press
Zhengzhangprɯɡ
Unicodebiək

說文解字

近也。从辵畐聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

仄 zè slanting

厂 represents a slanted cliff and 夨 represents a person with a tilted head, thus conveying the meaning "slanting".

Components

厂
厂 Meaning component
chǎng cliff, (roof)
夨
夨 Meaning component
zè to tilt the head

Modern form looks like 人.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

昃

Meaning (1)

昃

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsrik[ts]rək slanting, oblique

說文解字

《說文》：“仄，側傾也。从人，在厂下。，籀文从夨，夨亦聲。”

Sources

Character origin
李学勤《字源》p.832漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)