粘缠 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

niánchán

cling

zhān viscous

Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound.

Components

米 Meaning component

mǐ rice

占 Sound component

zhàn divine

Historical Pronunciations

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	nem

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Zhengzhang Shangfang

chán wrap Simplified

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì silk

thread

㢆 Sound component

chán (same as 廛) living space for one family in ancient times

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode

chán wrap Traditional

Components

糹 Meaning component

mì silk

thread

廛 Sound component

chán a store

Character Evolution

Seal form — Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Seal form — Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Seal form — Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Qin 221-206 BC

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	drjen	[d]ra[n]	bind, wind
Zhengzhang		dan
		dans
Unicode	dhjiɛn

說文解字

繞也。从糸廛聲。

Sources

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