Dong Chinese dictionary

chǎn

give birth

Simplified form of 產. Phonosemantic compound. 生 represents the meaning and 彥 represents the sound. The traditional component 生 was removed for simplification.

Components

彦 Sound Remnant component

yàn

elegant

产 and 彦 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

生 Deleted component

shēng

life

The traditional component 生 was removed for simplification.

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

产 (產)

chǎn

give birth, bring forth, produce; to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property

Most common words with 产

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	产品	goods
	产生	to arise
	生产	to produce
	财产	property
	产业	industry

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)

Sources

MTSU Chinese text computing

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