粲
càn

polish

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approved by Hsmq · Jan 24, 2026, 03:11 PM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Jan 24, 2026, 04:02 PM

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Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 𣦼 represents the sound.

Components

𣦼
𣦼 Sound component
米
米 Meaning component

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Jin 266-420 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttshanH[tsʰ]ˤar-s bright and white

說文解字

《說文》：“粲，稻重一，為粟二十斗、為米十斗曰毇；為米六斗太半斗曰粲。从米，聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)