Unicode: U+5535

Pinyin: ǎn

Definition

* 用手抓东西吃:"偷米~之"。 * 佛教咒语用字。 * 含

used in Buddhist texts to transliterate non-Chinese sounds; to eat with the hand

Structure

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Precursors

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_E911

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