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邑
yì
area
At a glance · 邑

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Evolution of the glyph

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邑 Evolution of the glyph
  1. 邑 Object sketch
    Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
  2. 邑 Oracle bone
    Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
  3. 邑 Seal script
    Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
  4. 邑 Clerical script
    Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
  5. 邑 Regular script
    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.

「邑」从囗从卪，金文象人聚居之城，小篆承之。

What the sketch shows

邑 Object sketch

Origins & notes

「邑」本义为城邑、都邑，引申封地、县邑。

Structure

从囗、从卪（人），会意字，象人所居之城，本为城邑。

At a glance

Pinyinyì
Radical邑
Strokes7
UnicodeU+9091
Character type会意
Theme建筑

Six languages, one character

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English area area; district; city; state; Kangxi radical 163
Français cité / ville Cité, ville. «都邑华夏» : les cités.
Español ciudad / urbe Ciudad, urbe. «都邑华夏»: las ciudades.
العربية مدينة / بلدة مدينة، بلدة. «都邑华夏»: المدن.
Русский город / поселение Город, поселение. «都邑华夏»: города.

Common words

  • 邑yìtown
  • 城邑chéng yìcity

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