懂中文 Dong Chinese

顛

diān

top

Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 真 represents the sound.

Components
頁 meaning component

頁  Meaning component

yè, xié

  

(head), page

真 sound component

真  Sound component

zhēn

  

real

Evolution

顛 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
顛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
顛 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
顛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

颠 (顛) 

diān

top, peak, summit; upset; top (of the head); apex; to fall forwards; inverted; to jolt

Most common words with 顛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

颠

apex

颠倒

to reverse

颠覆

to capsize

颠簸

to shake

不列颠

Britain

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

巔

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

癲 巔