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jiǎn surname Jian
jiǎn lame; cripple; unfortunate; slow; difficult; nag (inferior horse); donkey; lame horse

Etymology phono-semantic

foot

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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