墙 qiáng — wall · English

墙

qiáng

wall

At a glance · 墙

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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「牆/墻」从爿/土，将声，本义为墙壁。简体「墙」从土，啬声。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为房屋四围的壁。

Structure

形声字，从土（意符），啬（qiáng）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinqiáng

Radical土

Strokes14

UnicodeU+5899

Character type形声

Theme建筑

Six languages, one character

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English wall A wall of a building.

Français mur Le mur d’un bâtiment.

Español pared La pared de un edificio.

العربية جدار جدار المبنى.

Русский стена Стена здания.

Common words

墙壁qiáng bìwall
墙qiángwall

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