Original meaning:
courtyard
Depicts a person standing on the ground (𡈼) in front of a corner of a courtyard (𠃊). Based on the original meaning "courtyard", now written as 庭.
𠃊 Iconic component
Depicts the corner of a courtyard or a curved ground. Modern form looks like 廴.
𡈼 Sound Iconic component
Depicts a person (亻) standing on the ground (土). 𡈼 also represents the sound.
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernFreq. | Word | Meaning |
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| 阿根廷 | Argentina |
| 朝廷 | court |
| 宫廷 | court (of king or emperor) |
| 廷 | palace courtyard |
| 教廷 | the Papacy |
Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)
庭
Sound component in 9 characters (2 verified)
庭 挺 艇 霆 蜓 鋌 铤 梃 莛