zàn

ceremonial libation cup

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
王 meaning component

  Meaning component

wángwàng

  

king

赞 sound component

  Sound component

zàn

  

praise, support

Evolution

瓒 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
瓒 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
瓒 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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zàn

ceremonial libation cup; libation cup