Dong Chinese dictionary

fàn

crossbar in front of a chariot

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 𢎘 represents the sound.

Components

車 Meaning component

chē, jū

vehicle

𢎘 Sound component

hàn

flower bud

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𢎘 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

fàn

crossbar in front of a chariot

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources