懂中文 Dong Chinese

簪

zān

hairpin

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 朁 represents the sound.

Components
⺮ meaning component

⺮  Meaning component

zhú

  

bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

朁 sound component

朁  Sound component

cǎn

  

if

Evolution

簪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
簪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

簪  

zān

hairpin, clasp; wear in hair; hairpin

簪 (簮) 

zān

old variant of 簪[zān]

Most common words with 簪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

簪

hairpin

发簪

hairpin