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翏

liù

to sweep away, to remove

Depicts a person (人) using a broom (彗) to sweep or remove things away. 彡 was added possibly as a decorative component.

Components
彗 iconic component

彗  Iconic component

huì

  

broom

Depicts a broom. Modern form looks like unrelated 羽.

人 iconic component

人  Iconic component

rén

  

person

彡 unknown component

彡  Unknown component

shān

  

hair

The purpose of this component is unclear. May have been added as a decorative component.

Evolution

翏 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

翏  

liù

the sound of the wind; to soar

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

廖 樛

Sound component in 13 characters (1 verified)

寥 膠 謬 谬 繆 缪 戮 醪 鹨 蓼 瘳 嫪 樛

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*[r]iw-s

ljuwH

liù

flying high (no pre-Han text)


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

11

Unicode

U+7FCF

Shuowen

“翏，高飛也。从羽，从。”


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