tǎn
strip
Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 旦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 襢.
Evolution
Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 袒
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to take sb's side | ||
to bare one shoulder | ||
to bare | ||
to expose |
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