Unicode: U+8284

Pinyin: wán

Definition

* 〔~兰〕多年蔓生草本植物,断之有白汁,可食。叶对生,心脏形。花白色,有紫色斑点。茎、叶和种子均可入药

(translated) Wánlán: a perennial vine-like herbaceous plant that exudes white sap when broken and is edible; leaves are opposite and heart-shaped; flowers are white with purple spots; stems, leaves, and seeds are medicinal

Structure

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