颠
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At a glance · 颠
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 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.
「颠」从页真声，小篆从頁真声，形声清晰。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
「颠」本义为头顶，引申颠倒、顶部、颠簸。
Structure
从頁、真声，形声字，頁表头义类，真表音，本为头顶。
At a glance
Pinyindiān
Radical页
Strokes16
UnicodeU+98A0
Character type形声
Theme人体
Six languages, one character
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English
top
top, peak, summit; upset
Français
renverser / sommet
Renverser, sommet. «颠沛匪亏» : dans la détresse.
Español
invertir / cima
Invertir, cima. «颠沛匪亏»: en la adversidad.
العربية
يقلب / قمة
يقلب، قمة. «颠沛匪亏»: في الشدة.
Русский
опрокидывать / вершина
Опрокидывать, вершина. «颠沛匪亏»: в беде.
Common words
- 颠倒diān dǎoreverse
- 颠diāntop