quǎn

a drain between fields

Components
田 meaning component

  Meaning component

tián

  

field

field

犬 sound component

  Sound component

quǎn

  

dog

Evolution

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

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
畎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
畎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
畎 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

quǎn

a drain between fields, irrigation; to flow; field drains