沛 pèi — abundant · English

沛

pèi

abundant

At a glance · 沛

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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.

「沛」从水巿声，小篆从水沛声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「沛」本义为水势盛大，引申充沛、颠沛（困顿）。

Structure

从水、巿(pèi)声，形声字，水表义类，巿表音，本为水盛。

At a glance

Pinyinpèi

Radical氵

Strokes7

UnicodeU+6C9B

Character type形声

Theme自然

Six languages, one character

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English abundant abundant, full, copious; sudden

Français abondant / détresse Abondant, détresse. «颠沛匪亏» : l'épreuve, la détresse.

Español abundante / adversidad Abundante, adversidad. «颠沛匪亏»: la prueba, la aflicción.

العربية غزير / شدة غزير، شدة. «颠沛匪亏»: المحنة، الشدة.

Русский обильный / беда Обильный, беда. «颠沛匪亏»: испытание, нужда.

Common words

沛pèiabundant
颠沛diān pèihardship

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