戋

戔

jiān

Definitions

jiān small, narrow; tiny, little

Etymology

Simplified form of 戔. Combination of two weapons (戈), based on the original meaning "kill", now written as 殘. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 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 Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Component: 一

Component: 戈

Components

一戈