斑斓
bān​lán

multicolored

斑 bān mottled

Markings 文 in jade 王

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
文
文 Meaning component
wén writing
王
王 Meaning component
wáng king

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

癍

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

癍

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartpænpˤranvariegated
Zhengzhangpraːn
Unicodeban

Sources

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

斓 lán multicolored Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 文 represents the meaning and 阑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 斕.

Components

文
文 Meaning component
wén writing
阑
阑 Sound component
lán, làn door screen

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

斕 multicolored Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 文 represents the meaning and 闌 represents the sound.

Components

文
文 Meaning component
wén writing
闌
闌 Sound component
door screen

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·reːn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang