pīng

chivalrous knight

Origin unclear.

Components
由 unknown component

  Unknown component

yóu

  

cause

The purpose of this component is unclear.

丂 unknown component

  Unknown component

kǎo

  

axe handle

The purpose of this component is unclear.

Evolution

甹 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
甹 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
甹 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
甹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
甹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

pīng

chivalrous knight

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 5 characters (1 verified)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*[p.l̥]ˤeŋ

pheng

pīng

frank words (Shuōwén)


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

7

Unicode

U+7539

Shuowen

“甹,亟詞也。从丂,从由。或曰:甹,俠也。(三輔)謂輕財者為甹。”


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