Chinese Character Wiki
疐

zhì

fall

Depicts plants (屮) growing on a hill (丘). 止 represents the sound. Original meaning unclear.

Components
屮 iconic component

屮  Iconic component

chè

  

sprout

Depicts a plant.

丘 iconic component

丘  Iconic component

qiū

  

hill

止 sound component

止  Sound component

zhǐ

  

(foot), stop

Evolution

疐 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
疐 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
疐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
疐 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
疐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

疐  

zhì

fall, stumble, falter; hindered; prostrate

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

嚏

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*[t-l]ri[t]-s

trijH

zhì

slip (v.)


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

14

Unicode

U+7590

Shuowen

“疐，礙不行也。从叀，引而止之也。叀者，如叀馬之鼻。从冂，此與牽同意。”


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