盞
zhǎn HSK7

small cup or container

Phonosemantic compound. 皿 represents the meaning and 戔 represents the sound.

Components

戔
戔 Sound component
small
皿
皿 Meaning component
mǐn, mǐng dish

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsreanX[ts]rarʔ cup

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

盏 zhǎn small cup or container Simplified

Components

戋
戋 SoundMeaning component
jiān, cán small
皿
皿 Meaning component
mǐn, mǐng dish

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode