遐 xiá — distant, far · English

遐

xiá

distant, far

At a glance · 遐

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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.

遐字小篆从辵叚声，为形声字；本义为远。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

遐本义为遥远、久远。

Structure

形声字，左部『辵』（辶）为意符表行走，右部『叚』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinxiá

Radical辶

Strokes12

UnicodeU+9050

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English distant, far Xia is a phonetic-semantic character meaning distant and far.

Français lointain, éloigné Xia est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant lointain et éloigné.

Español lejano, distante Xia es un carácter fonosemántico que significa lejano y distante.

العربية بعيد، ناءٍ شيا حرف صوتي دلالي يعني البعيد والنائي.

Русский далёкий, дальний Ся — фоносемантический знак, означающий далёкий и отдалённый.

Common words

遐想xiá xiǎngreverie
遐迩xiá ěrfar and near

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