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guàn

Rank #4756

Definitions

guàn to wash (especially hands)

Etymology

Depicts hands (𦥑) being washed by water (水) with a container (皿) at the bottom for catching water.

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Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze etymology image

Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

Seal etymology image

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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Related Characters

Component: 水

Component: 皿

Component: 𦥑

Components

水皿𦥑

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