Dong Chinese dictionary

zhān

silk banner with bent pole

Depicts a type of ancient flag (㫃) that was colored red (丹) and had a bent pole.

Components

㫃 Meaning component

yǎn

flags flying

丹 Meaning component

dān

cinnabar (native HgS)

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhān

silk banner with bent pole; felt; silken banner

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources