yuán
robe
Original meaning:
get into (armor)
Depicts a hand (又) putting on clothes (衣). Based on the original meaning "get into armor", now written as 擐. A circle (圓) was later added in the middle to indicate the sound.
Components
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 袁
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
surname Yuan | ||
Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord | ||
Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China | ||
Anita Yuen (1971-), Hong Kong actress | ||
Yuan Mei (1716-1798), famous Qing poet and critic, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家 |
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.664