桓

huán

亘 + 木

Definitions

huán surname Huan

huán Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi); big; pillar (old)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 亘 represents the sound.

Semantic: 木 Phonetic: 亘

About

The character 桓 is a phono-semantic compound with 木 (wood) on the left giving the meaning and 亘 on the right the sound. Historically, it referred to large, imposing wooden pillars or columns used as prominent signposts at post stations and government offices, or as memorial markers at tombs. Later, it took on a figurative sense of martial or imposing appearance, often appearing in posthumous titles of rulers and generals, and it remains a surname.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

张桓是我的好朋友。

Zhāng Huán shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou.

Zhang Huan is my good friend.

我们在公园盘桓了很久。

Wǒmen zài gōngyuán pánhuánle hěn jiǔ.

We lingered in the park for a long time.

桓桓今天心情很好。

Huánhuán jīntiān xīnqíng hěn hǎo.

Huanhuan is in a good mood today.

这座城市的历史与桓公有关。

Zhè zuò chéngshì de lìshǐ yǔ Huán gōng yǒuguān.

The history of this city is related to Duke Huan.

他在那里盘桓数日，不愿离开。

Tā zài nàlǐ pánhuán shù rì, bù yuàn líkāi.

He lingered there for several days, unwilling to leave.

桓温是东晋时期的重要人物。

Huán Wēn shì Dōng Jìn shíqī de zhòngyào rénwù.

Huan Wen was an important figure during the Eastern Jin period.

孩子们在游乐场盘桓忘返。

Háizimen zài yóulèchǎng pánhuán wàng fǎn.

The children lingered in the playground and forgot to return.

桓武帝的功绩被后人铭记。

Huán Wǔ Dì de gōngjī bèi hòurén míngjì.

The achievements of Emperor Huanwu are remembered by later generations.

Related Characters

Component: 亘

Component: 木

桓