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Pit A Pit

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Landforms
xiàn
カン、ゲン、コン
おとしあな
Depicts a person (人) falling into a pit or a trap (凵). Original form of 陷.
Components
人 person+ 凵 receptacle =
臽 Pit A Pit
人 Iconic component
rén person
man
凵 Iconic component
qiǎn receptacle
Depicts a pit or a trap. Modern form looks like 臼.
Notes
Similar Characters
万 ten thousand (jp)丏 parapet临 draw (simp)乘 hitch a ride亮 shiny介 introduce从 since (simp)以 by means of企 look forward to众 multitude (simp)佥 all (simp)僉 unanimous (trad)兄 elder brother先 ahead克 overcome兌 convert (trad)兑 cash (simp)兒 youngster (trad)内 inside (simp)冘 to move on
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
臽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
臽 [xiàn]
pitfall; trap (archaic)
Example Sentences