譴
qiǎn

reprimand

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approved by Prismcool · Nov 23, 2023, 07:45 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Nov 23, 2023, 07:45 AM

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Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 遣 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
遣
遣 Sound component

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰens
Unicodekiɛ̀n

說文解字

《說文》：“譴，謫問也。从言，遣聲。”

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)