Chinese Character Wiki
歬

qián

go forward

Original meaning: 

washing feet

Original form of 前. Depicts feet (止) being washed in a basin (凡). The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components
止 iconic component

止  Iconic component

zhǐ

  

(foot), stop

Depicts a foot.

凡 iconic component

凡  Iconic component

fán

  

all

Depicts a basin. Modern form is unrelated to 舟.

Evolution

歬 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
歬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
歬 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
歬 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

歬  

qián

go forward

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

前

Miscellaneous

Strokes

10

Unicode

U+6B6C

Shuowen

“歬，不行而進謂之歬。从止在舟上。”


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