dá
concubine of last ruler of the Shang dynasty
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 旦 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 妲
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
female personal name (archaic) | ||
Daji (c. 11th century BC), mythical fox spirit and concubine of the last Shang Dynasty Emperor Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛[ZhòuXīn] |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
4830th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 8 |
Unicode | U+59B2 |
Shuowen | 《說文新附》:“妲,女字。妲己,紂妃。从女,旦聲。” |
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