懂中文 Dong Chinese

戔

jiān

small

Original meaning: 

kill

Depicts two weapons (戈) facing each other. Based on the original meaning "kill", now written as 殘. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components
戈 iconic component

戈  Iconic component

gē

  

spear

戈 iconic component

戈  Iconic component

gē

  

spear

Evolution

戔 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
戔 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
戔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
戔 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
戔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

戋 (戔) 

jiān

small, narrow, tiny, little; narrow; small

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

賤

Sound component in 9 characters (4 verified)

錢 殘 淺 盞 踐 賤 棧 箋 餞