衮 - Dong Chinese dictionary

gǔn

imperial robe

Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound. Simplified form of 袞.

Components

衣 Meaning component

yī, yì

clothes

公 Sound component

gōng

public

衮 and 公 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gǔn

ceremonial dress worn by the emperor; imperial robe

Most common words with 衮

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	多尔衮	Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤\|努尔哈赤, successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝
	衮	imperial robe

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4843rd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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