Dong Chinese dictionary

qiān

together

Simplified form of 僉. Depicts multiple people (从) opening their mouths (亼吅) to speak together, representing the meaning "together" or "all".

Components

亼 Iconic component

jí

(upside-down mouth), to assemble

Depicts an upside-down mouth.

sòng, xuān

noise

Depicts two mouths.

cóng

from

Depicts multiple people.

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

qiān

all, together, unanimous; all

Component uses

Sound component in 15 characters (6 verified)

Sources