← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · Nov 3, 2021, 09:08 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Nov 3, 2021, 09:08 PM
Changed fields: isVerified, components, customSources, historicalPronunciations
Phonosemantic compound. 门 represents the meaning and 柬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 闌.
Components
Change in sound
阑 and 柬 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in older Chinese. Historical Pronunciations