貫
guàn

a string of 1000 coins

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approved by Peter Olson · Sep 27, 2021, 07:59 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Sep 27, 2021, 07:59 PM

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Depicts a string of shells (貝), which were used as currency in ancient China.

Components

毌
毌 SoundIconic component

Depicts a string through a shell (貝).

貝
貝 Iconic component

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkwankˤo[n] pass through the center
kwanHkˤon-s pass through the center

說文解字

《說文》：“貫，錢貝之貫。从毌、貝。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.593漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)