Comments:The character is attested in Zhou inscriptions, with the sense of a place name.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0140 a-b
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:hán
Preclassic Old Chinese:g(h)ār
Classic Old Chinese:g(h)ān
Western Han Chinese:gān (~ ɣ-)
Eastern Han Chinese:gān (~ ɣ-)
Early Postclassic Chinese:gān (~ ɣ-)
Middle Postclassic Chinese:gān (~ ɣ-)
Late Postclassic Chinese:gān (~ ɣ-)
Middle Chinese:ɣân
English meaning :a bird with variegated feathers [LZ]
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0140 j
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:qiàn
Preclassic Old Chinese:khrans
Classic Old Chinese:khranh
Western Han Chinese:khranh
Eastern Han Chinese:khranh
Early Postclassic Chinese:khèn
Middle Postclassic Chinese:khèn
Late Postclassic Chinese:khèn
Middle Chinese:khèn
English meaning :fault [LZ]
Comments:Cf. 騫 *khran.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0141 d
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:jiǎn
Preclassic Old Chinese:kranʔ
Classic Old Chinese:krán
Western Han Chinese:krán
Eastern Han Chinese:krán
Early Postclassic Chinese:kén
Middle Postclassic Chinese:kén
Late Postclassic Chinese:kén
Middle Chinese:kén
English meaning :lift [LZ]
Comments:Also read *kanʔ, MC kǝ́n, Pek. jiǎn id.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0143 i.
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:hàn
Preclassic Old Chinese:sŋāns
Classic Old Chinese:ŋ̥ānh
Western Han Chinese:ŋ̥ānh
Eastern Han Chinese:ŋ̥ānh
Early Postclassic Chinese:hā̀n
Middle Postclassic Chinese:hā̀n
Late Postclassic Chinese:hā̀n
Middle Chinese:xần
English meaning :cliff
Comments:Attested only in inscriptions; since the character is phonetic in 雁 *ŋrān-s q.v., initial *sŋ- is probable.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0145 a-b
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:chān
Preclassic Old Chinese:thrēn (?)
Classic Old Chinese:thrēn
Western Han Chinese:ṭhjān
Eastern Han Chinese:ṭhiān
Early Postclassic Chinese:ṭhiẹ̄n
Middle Postclassic Chinese:ṭhiẹ̄n
Late Postclassic Chinese:ṭhiẹ̄n
Middle Chinese:ṭhạ̈n
English meaning :bite [Han]
Comments:The character seems to be found in pre-Han inscriptions, but its reading and meaning are unclear.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0147 p-q
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:tǎn
Preclassic Old Chinese:thānʔ
Classic Old Chinese:thā́n
Western Han Chinese:thā́n
Eastern Han Chinese:thā́n
Early Postclassic Chinese:thā́n
Middle Postclassic Chinese:thā́n
Late Postclassic Chinese:thā́n
Middle Chinese:thấn
English meaning :easy-going [LZ]
Comments:Also used for *d(h)an, MC ʒ́en, Pek. chán 'irresolute' [LZ]
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0148 c
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:dàn
Preclassic Old Chinese:d(h)āns
Classic Old Chinese:d(h)ānh
Western Han Chinese:d(h)ānh
Eastern Han Chinese:d(h)ānh
Early Postclassic Chinese:d(h)ā̀n
Middle Postclassic Chinese:d(h)ā̀n
Late Postclassic Chinese:d(h)ā̀n
Middle Chinese:dần
English meaning :let loose, free of care [LZ]
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0148 f
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:zhǎn
Preclassic Old Chinese:tranʔ
Classic Old Chinese:trán
Western Han Chinese:ṭán
Eastern Han Chinese:ṭán
Early Postclassic Chinese:ṭén
Middle Postclassic Chinese:ṭén
Late Postclassic Chinese:ṭén
Middle Chinese:ṭén
English meaning :single, simple [LZ]
Comments:Also read *tranʔ-s, MC ṭèn, Pek. zhàn 'bare, undecorated (robe)' (LZ). During Early Zhou the character is attested only in Shijing as a loan for 袒 *dhānʔ q.v.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0148 g
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:zhān
Preclassic Old Chinese:tan
Classic Old Chinese:tan
Western Han Chinese:tan
Eastern Han Chinese:ćan
Early Postclassic Chinese:ćen
Middle Postclassic Chinese:ćen
Late Postclassic Chinese:ćen
Middle Chinese:ćen
English meaning :a k. of flag, banner
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0148 k
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:shān
Preclassic Old Chinese:tan
Classic Old Chinese:tan
Western Han Chinese:tan
Eastern Han Chinese:ćan
Early Postclassic Chinese:ćen
Middle Postclassic Chinese:ćen
Late Postclassic Chinese:ćen
Middle Chinese:śen
English meaning :keen sense of smell [LZ]
Comments:Probably = 羶 q.v.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0148 s
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:rán
Preclassic Old Chinese:n(h)ar (?)
Classic Old Chinese:n(h)an
Western Han Chinese:n(h)an
Eastern Han Chinese:ń(h)an
Early Postclassic Chinese:ń(h)en
Middle Postclassic Chinese:ń(h)en
Late Postclassic Chinese:ń(h)en
Middle Chinese:ńen
English meaning :burn (?)
Comments:The character is attested only in inscriptions as a personal name and its precise meaning and reading is unclear; it can hardly be identified with 燃 *nhan 'burn' because of the final consonant.
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0152 i-j
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:zuǎn
Preclassic Old Chinese:cōnʔ
Classic Old Chinese:cwā́n
Western Han Chinese:cwā́n
Eastern Han Chinese:cwā́n
Early Postclassic Chinese:cwā́n
Middle Postclassic Chinese:cwā́n
Late Postclassic Chinese:cwā́n
Middle Chinese:cwấn
English meaning :group of 100 families [LZ]
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0153 g
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:cuán
Preclassic Old Chinese:ʒ(h)ōn
Classic Old Chinese:ʒ(h)wān
Western Han Chinese:ʒ(h)wān
Eastern Han Chinese:ʒ(h)wān
Early Postclassic Chinese:ʒ(h)wān
Middle Postclassic Chinese:ʒ(h)wān
Late Postclassic Chinese:ʒ(h)wān
Middle Chinese:ʒwân
English meaning :bundles of rods [LZ]
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0153 j-k
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:cán
Preclassic Old Chinese:ʒ́(h)ān
Classic Old Chinese:ʒ(h)ān
Western Han Chinese:ʒ(h)ān
Eastern Han Chinese:ʒ(h)ān
Early Postclassic Chinese:ʒ(h)ān
Middle Postclassic Chinese:ʒ(h)ān
Late Postclassic Chinese:ʒ(h)ān
Middle Chinese:ʒân
English meaning :bore through [Shuowen]
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0154 a
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:chǎn
Preclassic Old Chinese:ćhrēnʔ
Classic Old Chinese:chrḗn
Western Han Chinese:c̣hjā́n
Eastern Han Chinese:c̣hiā́n
Early Postclassic Chinese:c̣hiẹ̄́n
Middle Postclassic Chinese:c̣hiẹ̄́n
Late Postclassic Chinese:c̣hiẹ̄́n
Middle Chinese:c̣hạ̈́n
English meaning :to plane [LZ]
Radical:0
Four-angle index:0
Karlgren code:0155 i
Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading:jiàn
Preclassic Old Chinese:ʒ́anʔ (~ -e-)
Classic Old Chinese:ʒán
Western Han Chinese:ʒán
Eastern Han Chinese:ʒján
Early Postclassic Chinese:ʒjén
Middle Postclassic Chinese:ʒjén
Late Postclassic Chinese:ʒjén
Middle Chinese:ʒjén
English meaning :narrow [LZ]
Comments:Also read *ćan (~-e-), MC cjen, Pek. jiān id.
