A woman cooking food  for a banquet; compare 

Components
日 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

sun

女 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

woman

Evolution

妟 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
妟 Bronze script Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)
妟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
妟 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38

 

 

 

female; woman; daughter

 

archaic variant of [rǔ]

 

yàn

 

sun; day; daytime

 

abbr. for 日本[Rì​běn], Japan

 

sun; day; date, day of the month

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)