Phonosemantic compound. 旦 represents the meaning and 㫃 represents the sound.
Components
旦 Meaning component
dàn dawn
㫃 Phonetic component
yǎn flags flying
flags flying, long bands or ribbons attached to flags, streamers, etc. (ancient form of 偃) to cease
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Historical Evolution
倝
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
倝
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
倝
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
倝
Regular
Modern
Chinese
倝 [gàn]
dawn (archaic)
Example Sentences