Dong Chinese dictionary

gàn

sunrise

Phonosemantic compound. 旦 represents the meaning and 㫃 represents the sound.

Components

旦 Meaning component

dàn

dawn

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 旦 than it was in ancient scripts.

㫃 Sound component

yǎn

flags flying

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 㫃 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gàn

sunrise; dawn; dawn (archaic)

Component uses

Sound component in 8 characters (8 verified)

Remnant component in 5 characters (5 verified)

Sources