颡 sǎng — forehead · English

颡

sǎng

forehead

At a glance · 颡

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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，桑声，本义为额头。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为额（头前部）。

Structure

形声字，从頁（意符，头），桑（sāng）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinsǎng

Radical页

Strokes16

UnicodeU+98A1

Character type形声

Theme人体

Six languages, one character

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English forehead The forehead.

Français front Le front.

Español frente La frente.

العربية جبهة الجبهة.

Русский лоб Лоб.

Common words

颡sǎngforehead
稽颡qǐ sǎngkowtow

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