孱
Definition
chán:* 软弱，弱小。 ～王（软弱无能的君王）。～弱。～～。 * 卑微。 ～琐（卑贱无能）。～微（地位低微）。 * 窘迫。 càn:* 只用于"孱头"（方言，软弱无能的人）
weak, unfit, frail, feeble
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
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 ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC