曰 yuē — say, call · English

曰

yuē

say, call

At a glance · 曰

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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

曰字甲骨文象口出气之形（与『田/白』有别），本义为说、叫做。金文、小篆承之。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

曰本义为说、叫做，为动词。

Structure

曰为象形字，描摹口张言出之形。

At a glance

Pinyinyuē

Radical曰

Strokes4

UnicodeU+66F0

Character type象形

Theme虚词

Six languages, one character

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English say, call Yue is a pictograph of an open mouth speaking, meaning to say and call.

Français dire, appeler Yue est un pictogramme d'une bouche ouverte parlant, signifiant dire et appeler.

Español decir, llamar Yue es un pictograma de una boca abierta hablando, significa decir y llamar.

العربية يقول، يسمى يويه رسم تخطيطي لفم مفتوح يتكلم، ويعني يقول ويسمى.

Русский говорить, называть Юэ — пиктограмма открытого говорящего рта, означает говорить и называть.

Common words

子曰zi yuēthe Master said
曰yuēsay/call

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