zhān
talk too much
Phonosemantic compound. 厃 represents the sound while 八 (eight) and 言 (speech) represent the meaning.
Components
Evolution

Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 詹
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
James (name) | ||
excellent | ||
Johnson | ||
Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919), Chinese railroad engineer |
Component uses
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.83-84