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宣

xuān

declare, announce

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 亘 represents the sound.

Components
宀 meaning component

宀  Meaning component

mián

  

roof

Alludes to an emperor giving proclamations inside his palace.

亘 sound component

亘  Sound component

gèn, xuān

  

turn around, turn back

Evolution

宣 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
宣 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
宣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
宣 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
宣 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

宣  

xuān

declare, announce, proclaim; to declare (publicly); to announce

宣  

Xuān

surname Xuan

Most common words with 宣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

宣布

to declare

宣传

to disseminate

宣称

to assert

宣誓

to make a vow

宣言

declaration

Component uses

Sound component in 10 characters (0 verified)

喧 諠 渲 暄 煊 萱 楦 揎 碹 瑄

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*s-qʷar

sjwen

xuān

spread (v.)


Statistics

HSK level 3

Appears in 34.1342% of movies

1105th most common character in movies

770th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

9

Unicode

U+5BA3

Shuowen

“宣，天子宣室也。从宀，亘聲。”


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