纨

紈

wán

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Definitions

wán (literary) fine white silk; delicate silk fabric

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 丸 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紈.

Semantic: 纟 Phonetic: 丸

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

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Component: 丸

Component: 纟

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丸纟

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