zàn

engraving tool

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzaːm
zaːmʔ
zaːms
zeːm
zamʔ

說文解字

小鑿也。从金从斬,斬亦聲。

Sources

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

zàn engraving tool Simplified

A metal  cutting tool  also provides the pronunciation

Components

SoundMeaning component
zhǎn, zhàn chop
Meaning component
jīn metal

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode