yuàn

a general designation of officials

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

hand

彖 sound component

  Sound component

tuàn

  

a hog

Evolution

掾 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
掾 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
掾 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yuàn

a general designation of officials; official