懂中文 Dong Chinese

瞋

chēn

glare with anger

Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 真 represents the sound.

Components
目 meaning component

目  Meaning component

mù

  

eye

真 sound component

真  Sound component

zhēn

  

real

Evolution

瞋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
瞋 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
瞋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

瞋  

chēn

glare with anger; to stare at angrily; variant of 嗔[chēn]