Chinese Character Wiki
㡀

bì

ragged clothing

Depicts a cloth (巾) with specks of dust.

Components
巾 iconic component

巾  Iconic component

jīn

  

cloth

◎ iconic component

◎  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts specks of dust.

Evolution

㡀 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
㡀 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
㡀 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
㡀 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

㡀  

bì

ragged clothing, ragged; old and wear out

Component uses

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

敝

Miscellaneous

Strokes

8

Unicode

U+3840

Shuowen

“，敗衣也。从巾，象衣敗之形。”


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