渐近
jiàn​jìn

approach

渐 jiàn gradually Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 斩 represents the sound. Simplified form of 漸.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

斩
斩 Sound component
zhǎn, zhàn chop

Sources

Character origin
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近 jìn near

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 斤 represents the sound.

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

斤
斤 Sound component
jīn axe

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartgj+nXN-kərʔ near
gj+nHs-N-kərʔ-s "be near to (v.t.)

說文解字

附也。从辵斤聲。

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

漸 jiàn gradually Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 斬 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

斬
斬 Sound component
chop

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsjem[ts]am moisten
dzjemX[dz]amʔ gradually; advance

說文解字

《說文》：“漸，水。出丹陽黟南蠻中，東入海。从水，斬聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)