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qín, tán

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Definitions

qín surname Qin

tán surname Tan

tán deep

Etymology

Depicts a jug (𣆪) filled with salt (鹵), now written as 鹽. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Composed characters:

Component: 早

Component: 覀

Components

早覀

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