Unicode: U+5481

Pinyin: xián gān

Definition

xián:* 古同"衔",含。 gān:* 方言,这样,这么,如此

(Cant.) like this, in this way; so, to such an extent

Structure

咁 graph

Related substructures

Precursors

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_929C
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
81_E745

Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC