懂中文 Dong Chinese

款

kuǎn

item, funds

Original meaning: 

desire to have something

Phonosemantic compound. 柰 represents the sound and 欠 represents the meaning. Based on the original meaning "desire to have something". The meaning later shifted to "funds" and "item".

Components
柰 sound component

柰  Sound component

nài

  

crab-apple tree

欠 meaning component

欠  Meaning component

qiàn

  

yawn, deficient

Evolution

款 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

款  

kuǎn

item, article; clause; fund; section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bǐ],個|个[gè]; classifier for versions or models (of a product)

Most common words with 款
Freq.
Word
Meaning

款

section

贷款

a loan

条款

clause (of contract or law)

存款

bank savings

捐款

to donate money

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

窾