jiàn​hè

ravine

jiàn brook Simplified

A stream flowing through a valley  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water
SoundMeaning component
jiān, jian, jiàn space

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

hè, huò bed of torrent

Components

SoundIconic component
a gully, a pool
Meaning component
earth

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxakqʰˤak moat; canal

說文解字

《說文》:“,溝也。从,从谷。讀若郝。壑,或从土。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

brook Traditional

A stream flowing through a valley  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water
SoundMeaning component
jiān, jian, jiàn space

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkænH[k]ˤra[n]-s (rhymes as if *[k]ˤra[n])stream in a ravine
Zhengzhangkreːns
kraːns
Unicodegɑ̀n

說文解字

山夾水也。从水閒聲。一曰澗水,出弘農新安,東南入洛。

Sources

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