xuàn

weep

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

water

玄 sound component

  Sound component

xuán

  

deep

Evolution

泫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
泫 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

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

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
泫 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xuàn

weep; cry; shine, glisten