棻
fēn

kind of wood from which perfume

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Components

艹
艹 Unknown component
cao, cǎo grass
分
分 Sound component
fēn, fèn, fen divide
木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

tree

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰɯn
bɯn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica