tiàn

a mat

Depicts a woven bamboo mat. Original form of .

Evolution

㐁 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
㐁 Bronze script Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
㐁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
㐁 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

tiàn

to lick; to taste, a mat, bamboo bark

Component uses

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

宿

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.149