zhǎn

small cup or container

A small  dish  also provides the pronunciation

Components
戔 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

jiān

  

small

皿 meaning component

  Meaning component

mǐn

  

dish

Evolution

盞 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
盞 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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zhǎn

small cup or container; classifier for lamps, etc.; a small cup; classifier for lamps

Most common words with 盞
Freq.
Word
Meaning

a small cup

灯盏

lantern