gǔn
imperial robe
Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound. Simplified form of 袞.
Evolution

Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 衮
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝 | ||
imperial robe |
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