毡
zhān

felt

Phonosemantic compound. 毛 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound. Simplified form of 氈.

Components

毛
毛 Meaning component
máo, mao hair
占
占 Sound component
zhàn divine

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

氈 zhān felt Traditional

Components

亶
亶 Sound component
dǎn, dàn, chán sincere
毛
毛 Meaning component
máo, mao hair

fur

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyenta[n]felt (n.)
Zhengzhangtjan

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica