𦰩

jiān

to sigh

Depicts a tortured person or a criminal () sighing (). Original form of .

Components
口 iconic component

  Iconic component

kǒu

  

mouth

Depicts a mouth.

黑 iconic component

  Iconic component

hēi

  

black

Depicts a tortured person or a criminal.

Definitions

𦰩  

jiān

to sigh [ancient variant of ]

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (3 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources

黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.2569, 3655

何琳儀《戰國古文字典:戰國文字聲系》p.975