Dong Chinese dictionary

lèi

class

Simplified form of 類. Phonosemantic compound. 犬 represents the meaning and 頪 represents the sound.

Components

mǐ

rice

Shorthand for 頪, the sound component in the traditional character 頪.

dà, dài

big

Shorthand for 犬, the meaning component in the traditional character 頪.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

lèi

class, group, kind, category; kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble

Most common words with 类

Sources