càn, chán
weak
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernHistorical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[dz]r[a][n] | dzrean | chán | timid |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
4985th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 12 |
Unicode | U+5B71 |
Shuowen | “孱,迮也。一曰呻吟也。从孨在尸下。” |
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