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fontanel

Depicts the gap between the bones in an infant skull.

Evolution

囟 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
囟 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
囟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
囟 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xìn

top of the head; skull; fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)

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fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)

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fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)

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Meaning component in 3 characters (1 verified)

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