qiǎn

send

Depicts a pair of hands (𦥑) sending out an army () from the military. The (walk) component was later added.

Components
辶 meaning component

  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

is a component form of .

𦥑 iconic component

𦥑  Iconic component

  

two hands

Depicts two hands.

師 meaning,remnant component

  Meaning Remnant component

shī

  

teacher

𠂤 is used here as an abbreviation of .

Evolution

遣 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
遣 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
遣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
遣 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
遣 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

qiǎn

send, dispatch; send off, exile; to dispatch; to send; to dispel

Most common words with 遣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

派遣

to dispatch

to send

消遣

amusement

遣返

to send back

遣送

to send away

Component uses

Sound component in 4 characters (2 verified)