Depicts rays (彡) of sunlight (日) shining through tree branches (丂).
Components
丂 Iconic component
kǎo axe handle
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release
Depicts a tree branch.
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Historical Evolution
昜
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
昜
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
昜
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
昜
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
昜
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
昜
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
昜
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
昜
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
昜
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
昜
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
昜
Regular
Modern
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
昜 あきら
Akira given name