Dong Chinese dictionary

hàn

courageous

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 旱 represents the sound. Simplified form of 猂.

Components

忄 Meaning component

xin, xīn

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

旱 Sound component

hàn

drought

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

hàn

courageous, brave; violent; heroic; intrepid; valiant; dauntless; fierce; ferocious

hàn

variant of 悍[hàn]

Most common words with 悍

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