滥漫
làn​màn

indiscriminate

滥 làn flood Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 监 represents the sound. Simplified form of 濫.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

监
监 Sound component
jiān watch carefully

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漫 màn free, unrestrained

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 曼 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

曼
曼 Sound component
màn long

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmanHmˤa[n]-s wide, limitless

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica

濫 làn flood Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 監 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

監
監 Sound component
jiān watch carefully

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·raːms
ɡraːmʔ

說文解字

氾也。从水監聲。一曰濡上及下也。《詩》曰：“𧥑沸濫泉。”一曰清也。

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)