yàn

wild goose

Components

Unknown component
chǎng cliff, (roof)
Sound component
rén person
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartngænHC.[ŋ]ˤrar-swild goose
Zhengzhangŋraːns
Unicodengàn

說文解字

䳘也。从鳥、人,厂聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica