Hint

Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 离 represents the sound. → Depicts a bird (隹) being caught in a bird trap (罕). Based on the original meaning "catch a bird". The meaning later shifted to "reject", "separate", and "leave".

Original meaning

catch a bird

Components

• 隹 Iconic
  • type: meaning → iconic
• + 罕 Iconic Depicts a bird trap.
• - 离 Sound

Historical images

• + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
• + Clerical (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))

Sources

• 漢語多功能字庫
• + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.954

Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

edit character by Prismcool Mar 15, 2026, 06:27 AM

Stroke fragments (simplified)

→

• Component 1: 11-18 → 1-10
• Component 2: 1-10 → 11-18

Stroke fragments (traditional)

→

• Component 1: 1-11
• Component 2: 12-19

Changed: components, fragments (simp), fragments (trad)

edit character by Peter Olson Mar 2, 2026, 05:26 AM

Gloss

rare beast → leave

Hint

Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 离 represents the sound. The 隹 (bird) component alludes to a bird flying away. → Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 离 represents the sound.

Verified

No → Yes

Sources

• + 漢語多功能字庫

Changed: gloss, hint, verified, sources

edit character by inralback19 Feb 12, 2026, 11:38 PM

Gloss

leave → rare beast

Hint

Depicts a bird (隹) being caught in a bird trap (罕). Based on the original meaning "catch a bird". The meaning later shifted to "reject", "separate", and "leave". → Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 离 represents the sound. The 隹 (bird) component alludes to a bird flying away.

Components

• 隹 Meaning
  • type: iconic → meaning
• + 离 Sound
• - 罕 Iconic

Stroke fragments (simplified)

→

• Component 1: 1-10 → 11-18
• Component 2: 11-18 → 1-10

Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

edit character by inralback19 Feb 12, 2026, 11:38 PM

Sources

• 漢語多功能字庫
• + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.954

Changed: sources

edit character by Peter Olson Apr 26, 2021, 06:45 PM

Components

• 罕 Iconic
  • isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true

Changed: components

edit character by Peter Olson Apr 26, 2021, 06:43 PM

Components

• 罕 Iconic
  • isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)

Strokes (simplified)

18 strokes

→

18 strokes

Source: animcjk → dong

Sources

• 漢語多功能字庫
• - 季旭昇《說文新證》p.954

Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

edit character by Peter Olson Apr 26, 2021, 06:42 PM