颠

顛
diān
#2,129 most
frequent character
top (of the head), apex

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

颠 pairs 页, a head or person with the head emphasized, with 真 zhēn as a sound part. The head part gives the first meaning, the top of the head. From the top of the head it grew to mean top, peak, or summit.

颠 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
巅
sound2 characters
癫巅

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