谳
yàn

to decide

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

speech

献
献 Sound component
xiàn offer, donate

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Unicode

讞 to decide Traditional

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech

speech

獻
獻 Sound component
xiàn offer, donate

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartngjenHŋ(r)ar-sannounce a verdict
ngjetŋ(r)atannounce a sentence (of a court)
Zhengzhangŋranʔ
ŋrans
ŋrad

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang