Dong Chinese dictionary

diān

top

Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 真 represents the sound.

Components

頁 Meaning component

yè, xié

(head), page

真 Sound component

zhēn

real

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

diān

top, peak, summit; upset; top (of the head); apex; to fall forwards; inverted; to jolt

Most common words with 顛

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

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