Dong Chinese dictionary

qiān

move, shift

Phonosemantic compound. 𠨧 represents the sound and 辶 represents the meaning.

Components

𠨧 Sound component

qiān

ascend

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𠨧 than it was in ancient scripts.

辶 Meaning component

chuò

walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qiān

move, shift, change; transfer; to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote

Most common words with 遷

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	拆迁	to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
	迁	to move
	搬迁	to move
	迁移	to migrate
	迁徙	to migrate

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

Sources