qiān

together

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Feb 28, 2026, 06:08 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Feb 28, 2026, 06:08 AM

I thought the composition of the components may be inaccurate, so I changed them a bit. Compare the Japanese shinjitai for 單 → 単 and the simplified form of 魚 → 鱼. Please revert or change this if my guesswork is incorrect.

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Simplified form of . Depicts multiple people () opening their mouths ( ) to speak together, representing the meaning "together" or "all".

Components

Iconic component

Depicts an upside-down mouth.

Depicts two mouths.

Depicts multiple people.

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漢語多功能字庫
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