qiān

together

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Mar 1, 2026, 02:11 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Mar 1, 2026, 02:11 AM

Updated character description. (人 → 从,口 → 亼、吅)

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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
(upside-down mouth), to assemble

Depicts an upside-down mouth.

xuān, sòng noise

Depicts two mouths.

cóng, cōng from

Depicts multiple people.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode