hàn

drought

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
日 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

sun

干 sound component

  Sound component

gāngàn

  

interfere

Evolution

旱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
旱 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
旱 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

hàn

drought; dry; dry land

Most common words with 旱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

干旱

drought

drought

抗旱

drought-resistant

旱冰

roller skating

旱灾

drought

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 7 characters (1 verified)