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㐁

tiàn

a mat

Depicts a woven bamboo mat. Original form of 簟.

Evolution

㐁 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
㐁 Bronze script Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
㐁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
㐁 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

㐁  

tiàn

to lick; to taste, a mat, bamboo bark

Component uses

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

宿

Miscellaneous

Strokes

6

Unicode

U+3401

Shuowen

“，舌皃。从省，象形。，古文，讀若三年導服之導。一曰竹上皮。讀若沾。一曰讀若誓，弼字从此。”
Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.149



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