Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 斬 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (暫)
Simplified (暂)
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Historical Evolution
暂
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
暂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
暂 / 暫 [zàn]
temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhàn]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (16)
暂时 [zànshí] #1,843
temporary
暂停 [zàntíng] #3,907
to suspend
短暂 [duǎnzàn] #5,111
of short duration
暂行 [zànxíng] #7,823
provisional
暂且 [zànqiě] #19,532
for now
暂缓 [zànhuǎn] #24,970
to postpone
暂定 [zàndìng] #35,230
temporary arrangement
暂住证 [zànzhùzhèng] #43,309
temporary residence permit
暂短 [zànduǎn] #59,966
brief (in time)
人生短暂，学术无涯 [rénshēngduǎnzàn, xuéshùwúyá]
Life is short, learning is limitless
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JAPANESE WORDS (22)
しばらくの間 [しばらくのあいだ] #6,482
for a short while
⭐ 暫く [しばらく] #8,594
for a moment
暫し [しばし] #23,417
for a short while
⭐ 暫定 [ざんてい] #29,331
provisional
しばらく前 [しばらくまえ] #29,602
a short time ago
暫定的 [ざんていてき] #34,747
temporary
暫時 [ざんじ] #45,159
short while
暫くすると [しばらくすると] #51,386
after a short time
暫定政府 [ざんていせいふ] #96,472
interim government
暫定政権 [ざんていせいけん] #106,504
interim government
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