qūn

round-shaped storage bin for grain

A bin  for storing grain 

Components

Meaning component
wéi, guó surround
Meaning component
grain stalk

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkhwinkʰrunround granary
Zhengzhangkʰrun
ɡrun
Unicodekyun

說文解字

廩之圜者。从禾在囗中。圜謂之囷,方謂之京。

Sources

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