zhàn HSK7

dip (a brush)

To perform a rite  again (like a perennial )

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass
Meaning component
jiào, qiáo, zhàn religious service

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsreːms

說文解字

以物没水也。此蓋俗語。从艸未详。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica