Glyph Origins

Radical ⼢ (35)

夏 (U+590F)

Shang
(Li)
Late
W.Zhou
Late
W.Zhou
Chunqiu
(Qin)
QinW.HanW.HanW.HanE.HanNanbei
(E.Wei)
Tang
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{夏} *[g]ˤraʔ “summer”

Depiction of the sun () shining above a person (). Later decorative 𦥑 and 夊 were added, and then and 𦥑 were shortened.

  • 劉釗 2011 - 古文字構形學 [2nd ed.] (283-285)