biàn

conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty

Depicts hands () holding a cap.

Components
◎ iconic component

  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts a cap.

廾 iconic component

  Iconic component

gǒng

  

two hands

Evolution

弁 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
弁 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
弁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
弁 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

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)