袞
gǔn

imperial robe

Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound.

Components

衣
衣 Meaning component
yī clothes
公
公 Sound component
gōng public
Change in sound
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 公 than it was in ancient scripts.

Component uses

Sound (1)

滾

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkluːnʔ
Unicodeguə̌n

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

衮 gǔn imperial robe Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound. Simplified form of 袞.

Components

衣
衣 Meaning component
yī clothes
公
公 Sound component
gōng public
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

滚磙

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkluːnʔ
Unicodeguə̌n

說文解字

《說文》：“衮，天子享先王，卷龍繡於下幅，一龍蟠阿上鄉。从衣，公聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)