驹
colt, foal
At a glance · 驹
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.
驹字小篆从马句声，为形声字；本义为小马、马驹。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
驹本义为小马、幼马。
Structure
形声字，左部『马』为意符，右部『句』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinjū
Radical马
Strokes8
UnicodeU+9A79
Character type形声
Theme动物
Six languages, one character
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English
colt, foal
Ju is a phonetic-semantic character meaning a colt or foal.
Français
poulain
Ju est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant un poulain.
Español
potro
Ju es un carácter fonosemántico que significa un potro.
العربية
مهر
جو حرف صوتي دلالي يعني المهر (صغير الخيل).
Русский
жеребёнок
Цзюй — фоносемантический знак, означающий жеребёнка.
Common words
- 驹jūfoal
- 马驹mǎ jūfoal