The story of 頗

inclined, quite

頗 is composed of 皮 (skin, leather) and 頁 (page). 頁 is the picture of a human head, while 皮 is the picture of flaying animal skin by hand. The shape of the human head is a sphere, so the scalp is not flat.

Vocabulary of 頗

  • 偏頗 (biased)
  • 頗多 (quite a lot)

Classification

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