懂中文 Dong Chinese

隽

juàn, jùn

superior

Original meaning: 

to shoot and kill wild birds

Simplified form of 雋. Depicts a bow (弓) aiming at a bird (隹). Based on the original meaning "to shoot and kill wild birds". The meaning later shifted to "superior" and "outstanding".

Components
隹 iconic component

隹  Iconic component

zhuī

  

bird

弓 iconic component

弓  Iconic component

gōng

  

bow

Modern form looks like unrelated 乃.

Evolution

隽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
隽 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
隽 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

隽 (雋) 

juàn

superior, outstanding, talented; meaningful; significant

隽 (雋) 

Juàn

surname Juan

隽 (雋) 

jùn

variant of 俊[jùn]

Most common words with 隽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

隽

meaningful

隽永

meaningful

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

携 镌

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

槜