rǎn

drooping

is a variant form of , which depicts two strands of hair drooping.

Evolution

冄 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
冄 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
冄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
冄 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
冄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

rǎn

tender; weak; gradually alternating

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rǎn

variant of [rǎn]

Most common words with 冄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

冉冉

gradually

gradually

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)