WHOLE CHARACTER
疑
to doubt; to suspect; unresolved; doubtful
A common multi-layer character for doubt; a classical nǐ reading is kept separate.
ZDIC documents several historical pieces and 矢 as sound; they are labeled, not visually forced together.
Rare & Complexmulti-layer structure
疑
to doubt; to suspect; unresolved; doubtful
A common multi-layer character for doubt; a classical nǐ reading is kept separate.
GF0025–2021 character list · 四级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
multi-layer structure
Shown as labeled pieces, not visually reassembled.
HISTORICAL COMPONENT
匕
spoon; dagger
ZDIC describes 比 as two person-like pieces side by side; no modern semantic addition is claimed.
In 疑: historical component Part of the historical left form.
SOUND
矢
arrow
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its named role in 医.
In 疑: sound Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
HISTORICAL COMPONENT
子
child; nominal suffix
Child/seed meaning and suffix use are kept distinct.
In 疑: historical component Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
HISTORICAL COMPONENT
止
to stop; also the original graph for a foot
Standalone meanings are kept separate from the associative role in 先.
In 疑: historical component Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
Tone 2
- to doubt; to suspect
- unresolved; doubtful
- 怀疑to suspect; to doubt
- 疑问question
Tone 3classical/dictionary
- to settle; to stop; to compare (same as 拟)
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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