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凵

qiǎn, kǎn

enclosure

Pictograph of a cave or enclosure.

Evolution

凵 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
凵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
凵 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

凵  

qiǎn

receptacle; KangXi radical 17

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

凼

Iconic component in 5 characters (4 verified)

出 函 丞 臽 凿

Simplified component in 1 character (0 verified)

凿

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

2

Unicode

U+51F5

Shuowen

“凵，張口也。象形。”
Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.501-502



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