diān
Yunnan province
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 真 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 滇
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南|云南[Yúnnán] in southwest China | ||
lake Dianchi in Yunnan | ||
east Yunnan | ||
Dian Hong tea |