xiǎn

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Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

Sound component
xiān first

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

mill Traditional

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

Sound component
xiān first

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsɯːnʔ

說文解字

金之澤者。一曰小鑿。一曰鐘兩角謂之銑。从金先聲。

Sources

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