掸
dǎn

to dust

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 单 represents the sound. Simplified form of 撣.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

单
单 Sound component
dān single

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

撣 to dust Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 單 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

單
單 Sound component
dān single

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdaːn
daːnʔ
daːns
djan
taːnʔ

說文解字

提持也。从手單聲。讀若行遟驒驒。

Sources

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