氐

dī, dǐ

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Definitions

dī name of an ancient tribe

dǐ foundation; on the whole

Etymology

Depicts a hammer hitting an object.

Semantic: 氏

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Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Component: 丶

Component: 氏

Components

丶氏