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Original meaning:
tray
Phonosemantic compound. 殳 represents the meaning and 凡 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "tray", now written as 盤/槃. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The original 凡 component was later corrupted to 舟 (boat).
Components
Evolution
![般 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC) 般 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E8%88%AC_0.png)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)![般 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC) 般 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E8%88%AC_1.png)
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)![般 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 般 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E8%88%AC_9.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![般 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 般 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E8%88%AC_12.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernSources