顼 (xū): (archaic) used in the name Zhua…

Meanings

1 (archaic) used in the name Zhuanxu, a legendary emperor
2 (archaic) a surname

Characters

顼

xū

used in the name Zhuanxu; a surname

Examples

颛顼是上古传说中的五帝之一。

Zhuānxū shì shànggǔ chuánshuō zhōng de wǔdì zhīyī.

Zhuanxu was one of the legendary Five Emperors of high antiquity.

Tips

history

Not used independently in modern Chinese. It survives almost entirely in the name 颛顼 (Zhuanxu), grandson of the Yellow Emperor in legend, and as a rare surname; built on the head radical 页.

register

Onomastic and archaic only — found in legend and old names, not in everyday language.

Components

radical

页 yè

head; page

The head radical 页 (originally a depiction of a head) is the indexing radical; it groups this character with other head-related and naming characters.

phonetic

王 wáng

jade; king

The left side 王 here is the jade element acting as the sound part; its reading drifted far to xū, with no king meaning carried in.