guànhuán

heron

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
雈 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

huán

  

owl

吅 sound component

  Sound component

sòngxuān

  

noise

Evolution

雚 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
雚 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
雚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
雚 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

guàn

a heron; small cup; (archaic) stork; heron

 

huán

variant of [huán]

Component uses

Sound component in 15 characters (9 verified)

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