夨 (cè) - To tilt one's head & an ancient character depicting a person with a

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cè ｜ 3 strokes ｜ radical: 大

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夨 · cè

To tilt one's head;

an ancient character depicting a person with a tilted head;

archaic form.

To tilt one's headan ancient character depicting a person with aarchaic form.

Usage highlights

Ancient form 夨Oracle bone script 夨Tilted head 夨Archaic character 夨
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character 夨 depicts a person tilting their head (夨).
  • In oracle bone script, 夨 shows a figure with head inclined (夨).
  • This character is rarely used in modern Chinese (夨).

Collocations

  • Ancient form 夨
  • Oracle bone script 夨
  • Tilted head 夨
  • Archaic character 夨

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 夨 is an ancient Chinese character found in oracle bone inscriptions.
  • It pictographically represents a person with their head tilted to one side.
  • This character is largely obsolete in modern usage but appears in paleographic studies.

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