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㚔

niè

instrument of torture used in ancient times

Pictograph of shackles.

Evolution

㚔 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
㚔 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
㚔 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
㚔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
㚔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

㚔  

niè

instrument of torture used in ancient times, loud, an evil doer all the times, (same as 幸) to rejoice, fortunate; prosperous

Component uses

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)

報 執

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

8

Unicode

U+3694

Shuowen

“，所以驚人也。从大，从。一曰大聲也。一曰讀若瓠。一曰俗語以盜不止為。，讀若籋。”


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