銓
quán

weigh

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

全
全 Sound component
quán entire

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰlon
Unicodetsiuɛn

說文解字

衡也。从金全聲。

Sources

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

铨 quán weigh Simplified

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

全
全 Sound component
quán entire

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode