jiān

fine silk

Components
纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

silk

兼 sound component

  Sound component

jiān

  

double

Evolution

缣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
缣 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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jiān

fine silk; thick waterproof silk