憚
dàn

dread

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 單 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

單
單 Sound component
dān single

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdaːns

說文解字

忌難也。从心單聲。一曰難也。

Sources

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

惮 dàn, dá, chǎn dread Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 单 represents the sound. Simplified form of 憚.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

单
单 Sound component
dān single

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode