cuàn
usurp
Phonosemantic compound. 厶 represents the meaning and 算 represents the sound. Simplified form of 簒.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 篡
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to tamper with | ||
to usurp | ||
to usurp the leadership of the party | ||
to seize the throne | ||
to usurp power |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 1.3455% of movies
3293rd most common character in movies
3406th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 16 |
Unicode | U+7BE1 |
Shuowen | “篡，屰而奪取曰篡。从厶，算聲。” |
Sources
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