谙
ān

versed in

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 音 represents the sound. Simplified form of 諳.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

音
音 Sound component
yīn sound

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

諳 versed in Traditional

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

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
音
音 Sound component
yīn sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqɯːm
Unicodeqom

說文解字

悉也。从言音聲。

Sources

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