shuān

wooden peg

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

全 sound component

  Sound component

quán

  

entire

Evolution

栓 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
栓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shuān

wooden peg, post or stick; bottle stopper; plug; (gun) bolt; (grenade) pin

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Freq.
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