宽爽 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

kuānshuǎng

cheerful

kuān broad Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 苋 represents the sound. Simplified form of 寬.

Components

宀 Meaning component

mián roof

苋 Simplified component

xiàn, wàn Chinese spinach

Shorthand for the 萈 component in the traditional character 寬.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode

shuǎng refreshing, clear, happy

Original meaning: match, pair

Depicts a person (大) carrying things (爻) under each arm. Based on the original meaning "match, pair".

Components

大 Iconic component

dà, dài big

Depicts a person.

Change in meaning

大 hints at the original meaning of 爽, "match, pair", which is no longer the most common meaning of 爽 in modern Mandarin.

爻 Iconic component

yáo, xiào diagrams for divination

Depicts a thing carried under the arm.

爻 Iconic component

yáo, xiào diagrams for divination

Depicts a thing carried under the arm.

Character Evolution

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC

Seal form — Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Seal form — Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Seal form — Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Seal form — Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Qin 221-206 BC

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

說文解字

《說文》：“爽，明也。从，从大。，篆文爽。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

kuān broad Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 萈 represents the sound.

Components

宀 Meaning component

mián roof

萈 Sound component

huán goat

Character Evolution

Bronze form — Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC

Seal form — Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Qin 221-206 BC

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD

Regular Modern

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Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	khwan	[k]ʷʰˤa[n]	vast, wide

說文解字

《說文》：“寬，屋寬大也。从宀，萈聲。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)