懂中文 Dong Chinese

盞

zhǎn

small cup or container

Phonosemantic compound. 皿 represents the meaning and 戔 represents the sound.

Components
戔 sound component

戔  Sound component

jiān

  

small

皿 meaning component

皿  Meaning component

mǐn

  

dish

Evolution

盞 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
盞 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

盏 (盞) 

zhǎn

small cup or container; classifier for lamps, etc.; a small cup; classifier for lamps

Most common words with 盞
Freq.
Word
Meaning

盏

a small cup

灯盏

lantern