伤 shāng — wound, injure · English

伤

shāng

wound, injure

At a glance · 伤

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

伤字小篆从人𠉺声（繁體傷），为形声字；本义为受伤、伤害。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

伤本义为创伤、伤害。

Structure

形声字，左部『人』为意符，右部『𠉺』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinshāng

Radical亻

Strokes6

UnicodeU+4F24

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English wound, injure Shang is a phonetic-semantic character meaning wound and injury.

Français blesser, blessure Shang est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant blesser et blessure.

Español herir, daño Shang es un carácter fonosemántico que significa herir y daño.

العربية يجرح، إصابة شانغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الجرح والإصابة.

Русский ранить, рана Шан — фоносемантический знак, означающий ранить и рану.

Common words

伤害shāng hàiharm
伤心shāng xīnsad

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