xuàn

to move one's eyes

Phonosemantic compound. represents the sound and represents the meaning.

Components
勻 sound,remnant component

  Sound Remnant component

yún

  

equal

目 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

eye

Evolution

䀏 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
䀏 Bronze script Western Zhou (1045-771 BC)

Bronze script

Western Zhou (1045-771 BC)
䀏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
䀏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
䀏 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xuàn

to move one's eyes (same as ) to express or indicate with eyes (interchangeable ) dizzy; giddy