笃 dǔ — deep · English

笃

dǔ

deep

At a glance · 笃

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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.

「笃」从马竹声，小篆从馬竹声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「笃」本义为马行顿迟，引申厚实、诚笃、病重。

Structure

从馬、竹声，形声字，馬表义类，竹表音，引申为厚诚。

At a glance

Pinyindǔ

Radical竹

Strokes9

UnicodeU+7B03

Character type形声

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English deep deep, true, sincere, genuine

Français sincère / profond Sincère, profond. «笃初诚美» : un début sincère est beau.

Español sincero / profundo Sincero, profundo. «笃初诚美»: un comienzo sincero es bello.

العربية مخلص / عميق مخلص، عميق. «笃初诚美»: البداية المخلصة جميلة.

Русский искренний / глубокий Искренний, глубокий. «笃初诚美»: искреннее начало прекрасно.

Common words

笃dǔsincere
笃厚dǔ hòuhonest

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