厥 jué — his, its; faint · English

厥

jué

his, its; faint

At a glance · 厥

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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.

小篆从厂欮声，形声字，本指石块，假借为第三人称代词「其」。隶楷作「厥」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「厥」本指石，假借为代词「他的、那」，亦指昏倒。

Structure

形声字，厂为意符，欮为声符；假借为代词。

At a glance

Pinyinjué

Radical厂

Strokes12

UnicodeU+53A5

Character type形声

Theme虚词

Six languages, one character

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English his, its; faint His, its (pronoun); to faint.

Français son, son; s'évanouir Son, sa (pronom); s'évanouir.

Español su, su; desmayarse Su, sus (pronombre); desmayarse.

العربية ضمير «له/لها»؛ يُغمى عليه ضمير ملكية أو يُغمى عليه.

Русский его, её; обморок Его, её (местоим.); падать в обморок.

Common words

厥juéits
厥后jué hòuthereafter

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