侠
chivalrous person
At a glance · 侠
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 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.
「侠」繁体「俠」从人大声，小篆从人俠声，形声清晰。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
「侠」本义为夹（通「夹」），后指侠客、侠义、行侠。
Structure
从人、大(俠)声，形声字，本为夹（夹道），后指侠客。简作侠。
At a glance
Pinyinxiá
Radical亻
Strokes8
UnicodeU+4FA0
Character type形声
Theme人伦
Six languages, one character
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English
chivalrous person
chivalrous person; knight-errant
Français
chevaleresque / flanquer
Chevaleresque ; flanquer. «路侠槐卿» : bordées par.
Español
caballeresco / flanquear
Caballeresco; flanquear. «路侠槐卿»: bordeados por.
العربية
فارس / يحاذي
فارس؛ يحاذي. «路侠槐卿»: محاذاة.
Русский
рыцарский / окаймлять
Рыцарский; окаймлять. «路侠槐卿»: обрамлённые.
Common words
- 侠xiáchivalrous
- 侠客xiá kèknight-errant