奂
huànHuàn

be numerous

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approved by Peter Olson · Sep 2, 2021, 03:32 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Sep 2, 2021, 03:32 AM

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Original meaning: take from someone's house

Simplified form of 奐. Depicts two hands (廾) taking something from a person's (人) house (穴). Based on the original meaning "take from someone's house". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

人
人 Iconic component
rén, ren person
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 人 than it was in ancient scripts.
穴
穴 Iconic component
xué, jué cave
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 穴 than it was in ancient scripts.
廾
廾 Iconic component
gǒng two hands
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 廾 than it was in ancient scripts.

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Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
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