𠳋 - Dong Chinese dictionary

qiǎn

send

Original form of 遣. Depicts a pair of hands (𦥑) sending out an army (師) from the military.

Components

𦥑 Iconic component

jú

two hands

Depicts two hands.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𦥑 than it was in ancient scripts.

shī

teacher

𠂤 is used here as an abbreviation of 師.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qiǎn

to send out [ancient variant of 遣]

Miscellaneous

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.126