纨 wán — fine white silk · English

纨

wán

fine white silk

At a glance · 纨

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从糸，丸声，本义为白色细绢。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为质细色白的丝绢。

Structure

形声字，从糸（意符，丝织），丸（wán）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinwán

Radical纟

Strokes6

UnicodeU+7EA8

Character type形声

Theme器物

Six languages, one character

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English fine white silk Fine white silk.

Français soie blanche fine Soie fine et blanche.

Español seda blanca fina Seda fina y blanca.

العربية حرير أبيض ناعم حرير أبيض ناعم.

Русский тонкий белый шёлк Тонкий белый шёлк.

Common words

纨wánfine silk
纨扇wán shànsilk fan

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