wěn
cut throat
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 勿 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 刎
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to commit suicide by cutting one's own throat | ||
cut across (throat) |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
5110th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 6 |
Unicode | U+520E |
Shuowen | 《說文新附》：“刎，剄也。从刀，勿聲。” |
Sources
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