huàn

officialdom

A minister  in a statehouse 

Components
宀 meaning component

  Meaning component

mián

  

roof

臣 meaning component

  Meaning component

chén

  

minister

Evolution

宦 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
宦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
宦 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
宦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

huàn

officialdom, government official; imperial official; court eunuch

 

Huàn

surname Huan

Most common words with 宦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

宦官

court eunuch

官宦

functionary

court eunuch

宦海

officialdom

仕宦

(literary) to serve as an official