頁
contributes the sense of the head and face · Kangxi radical 181
contributes the sense of the head and face, and by extension things at the top or front of a body
The old graph showed a kneeling person drawn with an oversized head, the head detailed with hair or a face while the body was reduced to a small crouching outline. In the modern shape you can still read that picture from top to bottom: the short stroke and the 自 box are the face with its nose, and the two spreading strokes at the bottom (八) are the person's legs. Because of this, characters written with 頁 usually name a part of the head, something on the head, or a position at the top. The familiar 'page, sheet' sense came later from borrowing the sound and has nothing to do with the picture.
頁 at a glance
- Meaning
- contributes the sense of the head and face
- Strokes
- 9
- Characters
- 50
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 181
Characters with 頁 (2 of 50)
Beyond HSK · 2
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 頁 mean?
頁 means "contributes the sense of the head and face". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 頁?
50 characters in this dictionary contain 頁.
Is 頁 a radical?
Yes — 頁 is Kangxi radical 181, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 頁 have?
頁 is written in 9 strokes.