xuàn

variegated

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
糹 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

is a component form of .

旬 sound component

  Sound component

xún

  

ten-day period

Evolution

絢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
絢 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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xuàn

variegated, adorned; brilliant; adorned; swift; gorgeous; variegated

Most common words with 絢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

绚丽

gorgeous

绚烂

splendid

adorned

绚丽多彩

gorgeous