讞 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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yàn

to decide

Components

言 Meaning component

yán

speech

獻 Sound component

xiàn

offer, donate

Definitions

yàn

to decide, judge; a verdict, decision; to decide judicially

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*ŋ(r)ar-s	ngjenH	yàn	announce a verdict
*ŋ(r)at	ngjet	yàn	announce a sentence (of a court)

Statistics

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6161st most common character in books

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