皆 jiē — all; every · English

皆

jiē

all; every

At a glance · 皆

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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.

小篆从比从白，象二人（比）同白（言），本义为俱、都。会意。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为全、都。

Structure

会意字，从比从白，表众人同辞（都）。

At a glance

Pinyinjiē

Radical白

Strokes9

UnicodeU+7686

Character type会意

Theme虚词

Six languages, one character

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English all; every All, every, or both.

Français tous; tout Tous, tout ou chacun.

Español todos; todo Todos, todo o cada uno.

العربية جميع؛ كل جميع أو كل.

Русский все; всё Все, всё или оба.

Common words

皆jiēall
皆是jiē shìall are

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