絢 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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xuàn

variegated

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 旬 represents the sound.

Components

糹 Meaning component

sī, mì

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

旬 Sound component

xún

ten-day period

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xuàn

variegated, adorned; brilliant; adorned; swift; gorgeous; variegated

Most common words with 絢

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*qʷʰˤi[n]-s	xwenH	xuàn	ornate, decorated

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3711th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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