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xiǎn

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Apr 21, 2026, 01:09 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Apr 21, 2026, 01:09 AM

tweaked design

Changed fields: strokeDataSimp, fragmentsSimp, historicalImages

Depicts threads of silk (𢇁) visible underneath the sun (日). 𢇁 also represents the sound.

Components

日
日 Iconic component
rì sun
𢇁
𢇁 SoundIconic component
guān run threads through a web

Depicts two twisted threads of silk.

Change in sound

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

說文解字

《說文》：“，眾微杪也。从日中視絲，古文以為顯字。或曰眾口皃。讀若唫唫。或以為繭。繭者，絮中往往有小繭也。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫zi.tools
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)