qiǎn
send
Depicts a pair of hands (𦥑) sending out an army (師) from the military. The 辶 (walk) component was later added.
Components
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 遣
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to dispatch | ||
to send | ||
amusement | ||
to send back | ||
to send away |
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.126