篡
cuàn

usurp

Phonosemantic compound. 厶 represents the meaning and 算 represents the sound. Simplified form of 簒.

Components

厶
厶 Meaning component
sī, mǒu private, selfish
算
算 Sound component
suàn, suan count

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰroːns

說文解字

屰而奪取曰篡。从厶算聲。

Sources

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