𠨧
qiān

ascend

Phonosemantic compound. 卩 represents a person ascending and 𢍱 represents the sound.

Components

𢍱
𢍱 Sound component
qiān to move
卩
卩 Iconic component
jié person kneeling

Depicts a person ascending.

Character Evolution

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

Component uses

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

遷僊

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttshjen[tsʰ]arrise high (Shuōwén)

說文解字

《說文》：“，升高也。从舁，囟聲。，或从卩。，古文。”

Sources

Character origin
zi.tools
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)