Dong Chinese dictionary

qiǎn

reprimand

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 遣 represents the sound.

Components

讠 Meaning component

yán

speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

遣 Sound component

qiǎn

send

Evolution

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

qiǎn

reprimand, scold, abuse; to censure; to reprimand

Most common words with 谴

Sources