liè

arrange

Original meaning: 

break apart

Depicts breaking apart bones () using a knife (). also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "break apart". The meaning later shifted to "arrange in order" and "list".

Components
歹 sound,iconic component

  Sound Iconic component

dǎi

  

evil, bad

Depicts bones.

刂 iconic component

  Iconic component

dāo

  

knife

is a component form of .

Evolution

列 Bronze script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Bronze script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
列 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
列 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
列 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

liè

a line; to arrange in order, classify; to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row

Most common words with 列
Freq.
Word
Meaning

系列

series

file

以色列

Israel

列车

(railway) train

一系列

a series of

Component uses

Sound component in 7 characters (2 verified)