nevertheless

HSK 10

cǎn

Phonosemantic compound. 曰 represents the meaning and 兓 represents the sound.

Components

朁 nevertheless

兓 Phonetic component

jīn sharp

曰 Meaning component

yuē sayeth

say

Modern form looks like unrelated 日.

Notes

Similar Characters

Historical Evolution

Bronze

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

朁

Regular

Modern

Chinese

朁 [cǎn]

if, supposing, nevertheless

Example Sentences