kān

subjugate

Components
甚 sound component

  Sound component

shénshèn

  

extremely

戈 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

spear

spear

Evolution

戡 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
戡 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

kān

subjugate, subdue, quell; kill; suppress