纨
wán

white silk

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 丸 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紈.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

丸
丸 Sound component
wán small round object

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

紈 white silk Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 丸 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

丸
丸 Sound component
wán small round object

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡʷaːn
Unicodehuɑn

說文解字

素也。从糸丸聲。

Sources

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