jiān

fine silk

Evolution

縑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
縑 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Definitions

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jiān

fine silk; thick waterproof silk