懂中文 Dong Chinese

珊

shān

coral

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 册 represents the sound.

Components
王 meaning component

王  Meaning component

wáng, wàng

  

king

册 sound component

册  Sound component

cè

  

book

Evolution

珊 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
珊 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

珊  

shān

coral

Most common words with 珊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

珊

coral

苏珊

Susan (name)

珊瑚

coral

珊瑚礁

coral reef

卡珊德拉

Cassandra (given name)