夂
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夂 (Kangxi radical 34, 夂+0, 3 strokes, cangjie input 竹水 (HE) or 難竹水 (XHE), four-corner 27400, composition ⿻𠂊㇏)
This character is usually written as the top component of a character such as in 冬, 各, 㣊, 夅, 夆, 备 or as a side component in 处, 処 and is not to be confused with 夊 which is often written as the bottom component of a character or 攵 which is often written as the right component of a character.
Historical forms of the character 夂 |
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Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
Small seal script |
Pictogram (象形) of a footprint pointing down. See 夊 (suī), which represents a variant of this character. Shuowen: Ideogram (指事) – two legs (𠂊) followed by something from behind (㇏) – to approach from behind. However, all Xu Shen's interpretations are not based on oracle bones and Zhou bronzes.
Pictogram (象形) – the knot at the end of a cord; ancient form of 終 ("[to] end").
夂
For pronunciation and definitions of 夂 – see 終 (“end; ending; termination; to come to an end; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 終). |
For pronunciation and definitions of 夂 – see 夊 (“of going, slow”). (This character is a variant form of 夊). |
As a component of other characters, 夂 can be referred to as 折文兒/折文儿 or 冬字頭/冬字头.
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