chán

still water

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

water

亶 sound component

  Sound component

dǎn

  

sincere

Evolution

澶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
澶 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

chán

still water, placid, tranquil; still (as of water); still water