陛 bì — steps leading throne · English

陛

bì

steps leading throne

At a glance · 陛

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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.

「陛」从阜坒声，小篆从𨸏陛声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「陛」本义为宫殿的台阶（陛阶），引申陛下（对君尊称）。

Structure

从阜、坒(bì)声，形声字，阜表台阶义类，坒表音，本为陛阶。

At a glance

Pinyinbì

Radical阝

Strokes9

UnicodeU+965B

Character type形声

Theme建筑

Six languages, one character

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English steps leading throne steps leading throne; throne

Français marche de palais Marche de palais. «升阶纳陛» : les degrés de l'escalier royal.

Español escalón de palacio Escalón de palacio. «升阶纳陛»: los grados de la escalera real.

العربية درجات القصر درجات القصر. «升阶纳陛»: درجات السلّم الملكي.

Русский ступени дворца Ступени дворца. «升阶纳陛»: ступени царской лестницы.

Common words

陛下bì xiàYour Majesty
陛bìpalace steps

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