端 duān — upright, end · English

端

duān

upright, end

At a glance · 端

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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。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

端字小篆从立耑声，为形声字；本义为端正、开头，引申为端直。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

端本义为端正、开头、顶端。

Structure

形声字，左部『立』为意符，右部『耑』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinduān

Radical立

Strokes14

UnicodeU+7AEF

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English upright, end Duan is a phonetic-semantic character meaning upright and end.

Français droit, bout Duan est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant droit et bout.

Español recto, extremo Duan es un carácter fonosemántico que significa recto y extremo.

العربية مستقيم، طرف دوان حرف صوتي دلالي يعني المستقيم والطرف.

Русский прямой, конец Дуань — фоносемантический знак, означающий прямой и конец.

Common words

端正duān zhèngupright
端详duān xiánglook closely

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