挽
wǎn HSK7

to pull

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 免 represents the sound. Simplified form of 輓.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

免
免 Sound component
miǎn (hat), avoid

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmonʔ
Unicodemiæ̌n

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

輓 pull Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 免 represents the sound.

Components

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
免
免 Sound component
miǎn (hat), avoid

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmonʔ
mons

說文解字

引之也。从車免聲。

Sources

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