瓒
zàn

ceremonial libation cup

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 赞 represents the sound. Simplified form of 瓚.

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
赞
赞 Sound component
zàn praise, support

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

瓚 ceremonial libation cup Traditional

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzaːnʔ

說文解字

三玉二石也。从玉贊聲。《禮》：“天子用全，純玉也；上公用駹，四玉一石；侯用瓚；伯用埒，玉石半相埒也。”

Sources

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