旃

zhān

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Definitions

zhān felt; silken banner

Etymology

Depicts a type of ancient flag (㫃) that was colored red (丹) and had a bent pole.

Semantic: 方 Phonetic: 丹

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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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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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Component: 丹

Component: 方

Component: 𠂉

Components

丹方𠂉