懂中文 Dong Chinese

绀

gàn

dark blue or reddish color

Components
纟 meaning component

纟  Meaning component

mì, sī

  

silk

silk

甘 sound component

甘  Sound component

gān

  

sweetness

Evolution

绀 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
绀 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
绀 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
绀 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

绀 (紺) 

gàn

dark blue or reddish color; violet or purple

Most common words with 绀
Freq.
Word
Meaning

绀

violet or purple

发绀

cyanosis (blue skin due to lack of oxygen in blood)