鬳
yàn

boiler, earthenware vessel

Phonosemantic compound. 虍 represents the sound and 鬲 represents the meaning.

Components

虍
虍 Sound component
hū tiger
Change in sound
鬲
鬲 Meaning component
gé, lì, è type of cauldron with three hollow legs

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

獻

Iconic (1)

獻

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartngjonHŋar-s boiler

說文解字

《說文》：“鬳，鬲屬。从鬲，虍聲。”

Sources

Character origin
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)