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qiān all

Etymology

Simplified form of . Depicts multiple people () opening their mouths () to speak together, representing the meaning "together" or "all".

About

The character 佥, traditional form 僉, functions as an adverb or pronoun conveying the sense of unanimity or collective action. Its structure combines elements representing multiple people and speech, visually reinforcing the idea of a unified voice. Historically common in classical texts to denote unanimous agreement among officials, it is now largely archaic in modern Chinese.

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Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
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Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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