垂 chuí — hang down, droop · English

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chuí

hang down, droop

At a glance · 垂

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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。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

垂字小篆从土从𠂹，会意为自上而下、下垂；本义为垂落、垂下。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

垂本义为下垂、垂落，引申为留传。

Structure

会意字，象枝条或物自上方垂下之形。

At a glance

Pinyinchuí

Radical土

Strokes8

UnicodeU+5782

Character type会意

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English hang down, droop Chui is an associative character meaning to hang down and droop.

Français pendre, tomber Chui est un caractère associatif signifiant pendre et tomber.

Español colgar, caer Chui es un carácter asociativo que significa colgar y caer.

العربية يتدلى تشوي حرف تركيبي يعني التدلي والسقوط.

Русский свисать, опускаться Чуй — ассоциативный знак, означающий свисать и опускаться.

Common words

垂下chuí xiàhang down
垂直chuí zhívertical

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