兀
contributes the sense of something lopped off flat — bald · Kangxi radical
contributes the sense of something lopped off flat — bald, backless, cut short — though in many characters it is only a squashed remnant of some other shape
The graph is a standing person (儿, the two legs seen from the front) with a flat horizontal stroke drawn across the top where the head or hair would be, as if the figure had been cut off level. You can still read the modern form that way: one flat line, two legs. That sense survives in 髡 (shaving the head as a punishment) and 杌 (a stool with its back cut away), and in 阢. In 光, 尧, 西, 酉 and 微, however, the 兀 shape is not this word at all but the flattened leftover of quite different original pictures, so it carries no meaning there.
兀 at a glance
- Meaning
- contributes the sense of something lopped off flat — bald
- Strokes
- 3
- Characters
- 10
- Role
- Contributes meaning and sound
Characters with 兀 (9 of 10)
HSK 1 · 1
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 兀 mean?
兀 means "contributes the sense of something lopped off flat — bald". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning and sound.
How many Chinese characters contain 兀?
10 characters in this dictionary contain 兀, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 4.
How many strokes does 兀 have?
兀 is written in 3 strokes.