huàn

scatter

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

奐 sound component

  Sound component

huàn

  

be numerous

Evolution

渙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
渙 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
渙 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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huàn

scatter; scattered, dispersed; to dissipate; to dissolve

Most common words with 渙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

涣散

lax

to dissipate

涣然冰释

to melt away (idiom)