凋 diāo — wither; fade · English

凋

diāo

wither; fade

At a glance · 凋

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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.

小篆从仌（冰），周声，本义为草木衰败。后从冫，形声清晰，未见甲骨文。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为草木凋零、衰败。

Structure

形声字，从冫（意符，表寒凉），周（zhōu）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyindiāo

Radical冫

Strokes10

UnicodeU+51CB

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English wither; fade To wither or fade, of plants.

Français se faner Se faner ou se flétrir, des plantes.

Español marchitarse Marchitarse o caer, de las plantas.

العربية يذبل يذبل أو يتساقط، عن النبات.

Русский увядать Увядать или опадать (о растениях).

Common words

凋零diāo língwither
凋diāowither

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