huán

noose

Components

Meaning component
silk

thread

Sound component
qióng round

說文解字

落也。从糸瞏聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

noose Traditional

Components

Meaning component
silk

thread

Sound component
qióng round

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡʷraːns
ɡʷeːnʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica