zhòu
daytime
When the sun is a foot 尺 above the horizon 旦
Components
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 昼
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
day and night | ||
daytime | ||
daytime | ||
day and night | ||
nocturnal |