biàn
conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty
Depicts hands (廾) holding a cap.
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
biàn
conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty; (old) cap (garment); military officer of low rank (in former times); preceding
Component uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
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