㔾
contributes the sense of a person kneeling or bent over · Kangxi radical
contributes the sense of a person kneeling or bent over, and by extension of bending, curling and confinement
㔾 is a squashed variant of 卩, which drew a person kneeling in profile: a head and back curving over at the top, with the folded legs tucked underneath. In the modern shape the short upper stroke is the bent body and the hook below is the legs, so characters like 危 (a person perched high above a cliff) and 卷 (something rolled up tight) keep the picture of bending. In 犯 the kneeling figure is what gets pressed upon, and in 卮 and 卺 the same curled shape sits under a vessel. Note that 㔾 is only a written variant, not a separate original picture.
㔾 at a glance
- Meaning
- contributes the sense of a person kneeling or bent over
- Strokes
- 2
- Characters
- 12
- Role
- Usually contributes meaning
Characters with 㔾 (10 of 12)
HSK 4 · 1
HSK 5 · 1
HSK 6 · 1
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 㔾 mean?
㔾 means "contributes the sense of a person kneeling or bent over". In the characters that contain it, it usually contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 㔾?
12 characters in this dictionary contain 㔾, including ones at HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
How many strokes does 㔾 have?
㔾 is written in 2 strokes.