■ radical
xī
past
How it’s built
Pictograph of the sun (日) having passed through many cycles of rising and setting.
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iconic
characterless component — Depicts cycles of rising and setting.
日
iconic
sun; day
Through the ages
past
How it’s built
Pictograph of the sun (日) having passed through many cycles of rising and setting.
characterless component — Depicts cycles of rising and setting.
sun; day
Through the ages