殿 diàn — hall · English

殿

diàn

hall

At a glance · 殿

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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.

「殿」从殳声，小篆从殳殿声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「殿」本义为击声，后指高大的堂屋（宫殿）、殿后。

Structure

从殳、聲省（殿）声，形声字，本为堂殿、后军，指宫殿。

At a glance

Pinyindiàn

Radical殳

Strokes13

UnicodeU+6BBF

Character type形声

Theme建筑

Six languages, one character

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English hall hall; palace; temple

Français palais / salle Palais, salle. «宫殿盘郁» : les halls et palais.

Español palacio / sala Palacio, sala. «宫殿盘郁»: las salas y palacios.

العربية قصر / قاعة قصر، قاعة. «宫殿盘郁»: القاعات والقصور.

Русский дворец / зал Дворец, зал. «宫殿盘郁»: залы и дворцы.

Common words

宫殿gōng diànpalace
殿堂diàn tánghall

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