Dong Chinese dictionary

cén

steep

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 今 represents the sound.

Components

山 Meaning component

shān

mountain

今 Sound component

jīn

now

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

cén

steep, precipitous; peak; small hill

Cén

surname Cen

Most common words with 岑

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	岑	surname Cen
	岑溪	Cenxi county level city in Wuzhou 梧州[Wúzhōu], Guangxi
	岑巩县	Cengong county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州\|黔东南州[Qiándōngnánzhōu], Guizhou
	岑巩	Cengong county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州\|黔东南州[Qiándōngnánzhōu], Guizhou
	岑彭	Cen Peng (died 35 AD), Chinese general

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

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