懂中文 Dong Chinese

纨

wán

white silk

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 丸 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紈.

Components
纟 meaning component

纟  Meaning component

mì, sī

  

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

丸 sound component

丸  Sound component

wán

  

small round object

Evolution

纨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
纨 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
纨 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

纨 (紈) 

wán

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

Most common words with 纨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

纨绔子弟

hedonistic son of rich parents

纨

white

纨裤子弟

dandy