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礻 is a component form of 示, which depicts a memorial tablet used for spiritual rituals.
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Component uses
Meaning component in 41 characters (11 verified)
神 社 福 祕 礼 禮 祥 祸 禍 祆 禘 祖 禧 禅 禪 祿 禄 祈 祷 禱 祀 祠 祁 祺 祯 禎 祛 祗 祉 祚 祜 祇 禳 祢 禰 祎 禕 祧 祓 禊 禛
Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 4 |
Unicode | U+793B |
Shuowen | “示,天垂象,見吉凶,所以示人也。从二;三垂,日、月、星也。觀乎天文以察時變,示,神事也。,古文示。” |
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