Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 延 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yen | la[n] | bamboo mat |
| Zhengzhang | lan | ||
| Unicode | iɛn |
說文解字
竹席也。从竹延聲。《周禮》曰：“度堂以筵。”筵一丈。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ɡʷeŋ | |
| Unicode | ghiuɛng |
說文解字
赤玉也。从玉敻聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)