xiàn
constitution
Depicts a spearhead (害) poking an eye (目). 心 was added later to represent the meaning.
Components
Evolution
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 憲
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
constitution (of a country) | ||
charter | ||
military police | ||
statute | ||
unconstitutional |
Sources