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厃

wěi, zhān

high and dangerous, look upward

Depicts a person (人) standing on a cliff (厂).

Components
人 iconic component

人  Iconic component

rén

  

person

厂 iconic component

厂  Iconic component

hǎn, chǎng

  

cliff, (roof)

Evolution

厃 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
厃 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
厃 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
厃 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

厃  

wěi

high and dangerous

厃  

zhān

gaze into the distance; to look upward

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

危 詹

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

危

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*[t.q]am

tsyem

zhān

look upwards


Miscellaneous

Strokes

4

Unicode

U+5383

Shuowen

“厃，仰也。从人在厂上。一曰屋梠也，秦謂之桷，齊謂之厃。”
Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.727-728



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