颇 pō — leaning, quite · English

颇

pō

leaning, quite

At a glance · 颇

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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.

小篆从頁皮声，形声字，本指头偏斜，引申为偏颇、甚。隶楷作「頗」，简化作「颇」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「颇」本指头不正，引申为偏、相当。

Structure

形声字，頁为意符，皮为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinpō

Radical页

Strokes11

UnicodeU+9887

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English leaning, quite Leaning, biased; quite, rather.

Français penché, assez Penché, biaisé; assez, plutôt.

Español inclinado, bastante Inclinado, sesgado; bastante.

العربية مائل، إلى حدٍّ مائل أو إلى حدّ ما.

Русский склонённый, довольно Склонённый, кривой; довольно, весьма.

Common words

颇pǒquite
偏颇piān pǒbiased

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