累 lèi — accumulate, tired · English

累

lèi

accumulate, tired

At a glance · 累

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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.

小篆从糸（糹）畾声，形声字，本指绳索缠绕、堆积。隶楷作「累」（纍）。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「累」本指连结、累积，引申为屡次、疲劳。

Structure

形声字，糸（糹）为意符，畾为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinlèi

Radical糸

Strokes11

UnicodeU+7D2F

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English accumulate, tired To pile up, accumulate; weary.

Français accumuler, fatigué Empiler, accumuler; fatigué.

Español acumular, cansado Acumular, amontonar; cansado.

العربية يتراكم، يتعب يتراكم أو يتعب.

Русский накапливать, уставать Накоплять, соединять; уставший.

Common words

积累jī lěiaccumulate
累lèitired

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