Phonosemantic compound. 髟 represents the meaning and 元 represents the sound.
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Similar Characters
髦 flowing hair of髫 children's hair style髭 mustache髮 hair of the head (trad)髯 beard髴 disheveled hair髹 red lacquer髻 hair rolled up in a bun鬃 neck鬄 wig鬆 loose (trad)鬈 fine growth of鬍 beard (trad)鬏 a coiffure on鬒 black hair鬓 hair (simp)鬚 whiskers (trad)鬟 dress hair in coiled knot鬢 hair on temples (trad)鬣 horse's mane
Historical Evolution
髡
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
髡
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
髡
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
髡
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
髡
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
髡
Regular
Modern
Chinese
髡 [kūn]
scalping; to make the head bald (as corporal punishment)
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