历 lì — history; calendar · English

历

lì

history; calendar

At a glance · 历

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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.

繁体「歷」从止，厤声，本义为经过、经历；简体「历」由「曆/歷」简化而来。小篆结构清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为经历、越过，后指历法、历史。

Structure

形声字，繁体「歷」从止（意符，表行步经过），厤（lì）为声符；简体「历」由「歷」简化。

At a glance

Pinyinlì

Radical厂

Strokes4

UnicodeU+5386

Character type形声

Theme数术

Six languages, one character

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English history; calendar To pass through; history and calendar.

Français histoire; calendrier Passer à travers ; histoire et calendrier.

Español historia; calendario Atravesar; historia y calendario.

العربية تاريخ؛ تقويم العبور؛ التاريخ والتقويم.

Русский история; календарь Проходить; история и календарь.

Common words

历史lì shǐhistory
经历jīng lìexperience

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