弁 biàn — conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty · English

弁

biàn

conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty

At a glance · 弁

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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.

「弁」甲骨文从𠂤从廾，象双手戴皮冠，金文小篆承之。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「弁」本义为古代男子戴的皮帽，引申武官（弁）。

Structure

从𠂤、从廾，会意字，象两手奉冠，本为皮弁（帽）。

At a glance

Pinyinbiàn

Radical廾

Strokes5

UnicodeU+5F01

Character type会意

Theme器物

Six languages, one character

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English conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty

Français coiffe / casque Coiffe, casque. «弁转疑星» : les coiffes tournoyantes comme étoiles.

Español tocado / casco Tocado, casco. «弁转疑星»: los tocados giradores como estrellas.

العربية طاقية / خوذة طاقية، خوذة. «弁转疑星»: الطواقي الدوّارة كالنجوم.

Русский шапка / шлем Шапка, шлем. «弁转疑星»: шапки кружатся как звёзды.

Common words

弁biàncap

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