懂中文 Dong Chinese

验

yàn

test

Original meaning: 

type of horse

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 佥 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "type of horse". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Simplified form of 驗.

Components
马 meaning component

马  Meaning component

mǎ

  

horse

佥 sound component

佥  Sound component

qiān

  

together

Evolution

验 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
验 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
验 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
验 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
验 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

验 (驗) 

yàn

test, examine, inspect; verify; to examine; to test; to check

验 (騐) 

yàn

variant of 驗|验[yàn]

Most common words with 验
Freq.
Word
Meaning

经验

experience

实验

test

实验室

laboratory

试验

test

体验

to experience for oneself