倾 qīng — lean, tilt · English

倾

qīng

lean, tilt

At a glance · 倾

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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.

小篆从人（亻）頃声，形声字，本指偏侧、倾斜。隶楷作「傾」，简化作「倾」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「倾」本指偏斜，引申为倒塌、倾尽。

Structure

形声字，人（亻）为意符，頃为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinqīng

Radical亻

Strokes10

UnicodeU+503E

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English lean, tilt To lean, tilt, or overturn; pour out.

Français pencher, verser Pencher, basculer ou verser.

Español inclinar, volcar Inclinar, volcar o verter.

العربية يميل، ينحني يميل أو ينقلب أو يسكب.

Русский наклоняться, опрокидывать Наклоняться, опрокидываться; изливать.

Common words

倾向qīng xiàngtendency
倾qīnglean

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