ànhàn

prison

Components
豸 meaning component

  Meaning component

zhì

  

beast

beast

干 sound component

  Sound component

gāngàn

  

interfere

Evolution

豻 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
豻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
豻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
豻 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
豻 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

àn

prison; a kind of wild dog; jail

 

hàn

(canine)