chuàn

bracelet

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
钅 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

is a component form of .

川 sound component

  Sound component

chuān

  

stream

Evolution

钏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
钏 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
钏 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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chuàn

bracelet, armlet; armlet; bracelet

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Chuàn

surname Chuan