Chinese Character Wiki
夨

zè

to tilt the head

Depicts a person (大) with their head tilted.

Components
大 iconic component

大  Iconic component

dà, dài

  

big

Depicts a person.

◎ iconic component

◎  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts the tilted head.

Evolution

夨 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
夨 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
夨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
夨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

夨  

zè

to tilt the head

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

仄

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*[ts]rək

tsrik

zè

incline the head


Miscellaneous

Strokes

3

Unicode

U+5928

Shuowen

“夨，傾頭也。从大，象形。”


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