zhān

felt

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
毛 meaning component

  Meaning component

máo

  

hair

占 sound component

  Sound component

zhànzhān

  

divine

Evolution

毡 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
毡 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
毡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
毡 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
毡 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

zhān

felt; rug, carpet; felt (fabric)

() 

zhān

variant of |[zhān]

Most common words with 毡
Freq.
Word
Meaning

felt (fabric)

如坐针毡

lit. as if sitting on pins and needles

毛毡

felt

毡子

felt (fabric)

针毡

(on) pins and needles