懂中文 Dong Chinese

紈

wán

white silk

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 丸 represents the sound.

Components
糹 meaning component

糹  Meaning component

sī, mì

  

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

丸 sound component

丸  Sound component

wán

  

small round object

Evolution

紈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
紈 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
紈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

纨 (紈) 

wán

white silk, fine silk; gauze; white; white silk

Most common words with 紈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

纨绔子弟

hedonistic son of rich parents

纨

white

纨裤子弟

dandy