Dong Chinese dictionary

juàn

to roll rice into ball

Depicts two hands (廾) rolling up rice (米) into a ball. The 米 component was later reanalyzed as phonetic component 釆.

Components

釆 Sound component

biàn

distinguish

Originally 米 (rice).

廾 Iconic component

gǒng

two hands

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

juàn

to roll rice into ball

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources