紺
gàn

dark blue or reddish color

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

silk

甘
甘 Sound component
gān sweetness

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkɯːms

說文解字

帛深青揚赤色。从糸甘聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

绀 gàn dark blue or reddish color Simplified

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

silk

甘
甘 Sound component
gān sweetness

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode