㐁
tiàn

a mat

Depicts a woven bamboo mat. Original form of 簟.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Iconic (1)

宿

說文解字

《說文》：“，舌皃。从省，象形。，古文，讀若三年導服之導。一曰竹上皮。讀若沾。一曰讀若誓，弼字从此。”

Sources

Character origin
zi.tools季旭昇《說文新證》p.149
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)