懂中文 Dong Chinese

苌

cháng

star fruit

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

plant

长 sound component

长  Sound component

zhǎng, cháng

  

long

Evolution

苌 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
苌 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
苌 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
苌 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

苌 (萇) 

cháng

star fruit, Averrhoa carambola; surname; plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)

苌 (萇) 

Cháng

surname Chang