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skull

HSK 10
かしら、あたま
Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 盧 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (顱)
page+ Louvre =
skull
Meaning component
page
Phonetic component
Louvre
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Simplified (颅)
Meaning component
page
page, sheet, leaf
Phonetic component
rice vessel
cottage, hut
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [lú]
forehead; skull
Example Sentences