qiān

sickle, curved blade

Pictograph of a curved knife-like object.

Evolution

䇂 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
䇂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
䇂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

qiān

(ancient form) fault; sin

Component uses

Iconic component in 3 characters (3 verified)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

6

Unicode

U+41C2

Shuowen

“,辠也。从干、二。二,古文上字。讀若愆,張林說。”


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