灷 - Dong Chinese dictionary

zhuàn

seal up gaps of a boat

Depicts two hands (廾) holding an object (丨) to patch up a gap in a boat, now written as 朕.

Components

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts filling material or caulking.

丨 Iconic component

gǔn, shù

vertical line

Depicts an object for patching the boat.

廾 Iconic component

gǒng

two hands

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhuàn

tinder; fire starter; seal up gaps of a boat

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

Miscellaneous

Strokes	7
Unicode	U+7077

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.685