quán

weigh

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

Sound component
quán entire

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

weigh Traditional

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

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