紈 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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wán

white silk

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 丸 represents the sound.

Components

糹 Meaning component

sī, mì

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

丸 Sound component

wán

small round object

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wán

white silk, fine silk; gauze; white; white silk

Most common words with 紈

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	纨绔子弟	hedonistic son of rich parents
	纨	white
	纨裤子弟	dandy

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5335th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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