垣 yuán — low wall · English

垣

yuán

low wall

At a glance · 垣

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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.

小篆从土，亘声，本义为矮墙、围墙。形声清晰，未见甲骨文。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为低矮的围墙。

Structure

形声字，从土（意符，土墙），亘（yuán）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinyuán

Radical土

Strokes9

UnicodeU+57A3

Character type形声

Theme建筑

Six languages, one character

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English low wall A low wall or enclosing wall.

Français mur bas Un mur bas ou une enceinte.

Español muro bajo Un muro bajo o cercado.

العربية جدار منخفض جدار منخفض أو سور.

Русский низкая стена Низкая стена или ограда.

Common words

垣yuánwall
城垣chéng yuáncity wall

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