juànjùn

superior

Original meaning: 

to shoot and kill wild birds

Simplified form of . Depicts a bow () aiming at a bird (). Based on the original meaning "to shoot and kill wild birds". The meaning later shifted to "superior" and "outstanding".

Components
隹 iconic component

  Iconic component

zhuī

  

bird

弓 iconic component

  Iconic component

gōng

  

bow

Modern form looks like unrelated .

Evolution

隽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
隽 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
隽 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

juàn

superior, outstanding, talented; meaningful; significant

() 

Juàn

surname Juan

() 

jùn

variant of [jùn]

Most common words with 隽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

meaningful

隽永

meaningful

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)