氈 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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zhān

felt

Components

亶 Sound component

dǎn

sincere

毛 Meaning component

máo

hair

fur

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhān

felt; rug, carpet; felt (fabric)

Most common words with 氈

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	毡	felt (fabric)
	如坐针毡	lit. as if sitting on pins and needles
	毛毡	felt
	毡子	felt (fabric)
	针毡	(on) pins and needles

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*ta[n]	tsyen	zhān	felt (n.)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3451st most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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