孱
cànchán

weak

Weak 孨 in body 尸

Components

尸
尸 Meaning component
shī sitting person
孨
孨 Meaning component
zhuǎn, nì orphanage

Character Evolution

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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

潺骣

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzrɛn[dz]r[a][n]timid
Zhengzhangsɡreːn
sɡreːnʔ
sɡren
Unicodejrhiɛn

說文解字

迮也。一曰呻吟也。从孨在尸下。

Sources

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