léi
weak
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[r]o[j] | ljwe | léi | emaciated; weak |
*[r]o[j] | ljwe | léi | entangle |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
5419th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 19 |
Unicode | U+7FB8 |
Shuowen | “羸，瘦也。从羊，聲。” |
Sources
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