笺
jiān

note

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 戋 represents the sound. Simplified form of 箋.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

戋
戋 Sound component
jiān, cán small

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

箋 note Traditional

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

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

戔
戔 Sound component
small

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsleːn
Unicodetzen

說文解字

表識書也。从竹戔聲。

Sources

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