涓 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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juān

brook

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

肙 Sound component

yuàn, yuān

to be satiated

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

juān

brook, stream; select; pure; brook; to select

Juān

surname Juan

Most common words with 涓

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	涓涓	a trickle
	涓	brook
	庞涓	Pang Juan (-342 BC), military leader and political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家\|纵横家[Zònghéngjiā] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
	涓滴	tiny stream
	刘涓子	Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions