琏 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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liǎn

vessel used to hold grain offerings

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 连 represents the sound. Simplified form of 璉.

Components

王 Meaning component

wáng, wàng

king

连 Sound component

lián

connect, join, link

Evolution

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

liǎn

a vessel used hold grain offerings; vessel used for grain offerings; also pr. [lián]

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3817th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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