悍
hàn

courageous

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 旱 represents the sound. Simplified form of 猂.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

旱
旱 Sound component
hàn drought

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡaːns

說文解字

勇也。从心旱聲。

Sources

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