Dong Chinese dictionary

cǔn

guess

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 寸 represents the sound.

Components

忄 Meaning component

xin, xīn

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

寸 Sound component

cùn

(hand), inch

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

cǔn

guess, suppose, conjecture; to ponder; to speculate; to consider; to guess

Most common words with 忖

Sources