chān HSK7

give helping hand

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

Unknown component
miǎn (hat), avoid
Unknown component

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

chān give helping hand Traditional

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

Sound component
chán cunning

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzrɯːm
sʰraːm

說文解字

剌也。从手毚聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica