xuàn

lathe

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal

metal

Sound component
xuán revolve

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

lathe Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsɢʷan
sɢʷans
Unicodeziuɛ̀n

說文解字

圜鑪也。从金旋聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica