Read Edit View history Discussion 𢍏 juàn to roll rice into ball Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents ← Back to history approved by Prismcool · Aug 29, 2026, 05:05 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Aug 29, 2026, 05:05 AM Updated etymology, tweak wording if needed Changed fields: hint, originalMeaning, components, customSources Original meaning: to wash one's hands Depicts hands (廾) being washed in water. The component depicting drops of water was later reanalyzed as phonetic component 釆. Based on the original meaning "to wash one's hands", now written as 盥. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Components 釆 釆 Sound component Originally depicted drops of water. Later reanalyzed as phonetic component 釆. 廾 廾 Iconic component Character Evolution Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Historical Pronunciations 說文解字 《說文》：“，摶飯也。从廾，釆聲。釆，古文辦字。” Sources Character origin 吴海生《說「𢍏」及相關字》Readings & variants Unicode Historical images Academia Sinica Etymology Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
