絢
xuàn

variegated

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 旬 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

旬
旬 Sound component
xún ten-day period

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartxwenHqʷʰˤi[n]-sornate, decorated
Zhengzhangqʰʷiːns

說文解字

《詩》云：“素以爲絢兮。”从糸旬聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

绚 xuàn variegated Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 旬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 絢.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

旬
旬 Sound component
xún ten-day period

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode