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柬
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letter

HSK 7
Abstract →Space
jiǎn
カン、ケン
えら.ぶ
간
Two dots added to 束 (bind; bunch). Based on the original meaning "condense, select", now written as 揀. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
束 bundle up+ 八 eight =
柬 letter
束 Meaning component
shù bundle up
bind, control, restrain
八
bā eight
Notes
Similar Characters
悚 scared欶 to suck (iii)涑 river in Shansi province觫 to start速 quick敕 an imperial order (trad)尚 esteem酋 chieftain兌 convert (trad)兑 cash (simp)公 public兮 exclamatory particle分 divide/minute半 half胤 descendant刅 to create圙 enclosed pasture廛 a store叭 trumpet扒 pick pockets
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
柬
Regular
Modern
Chinese
柬 [Jiǎn]
abbr. for 柬埔寨[Jiǎn​pǔ​zhài], Cambodia
柬 [jiǎn]
card; note; letter; old variant of 揀|拣[jiǎn]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
柬埔寨 [Jiǎn​pǔ​zhài] #10,469
Cambodia
请柬 [qǐng​jiǎn] #13,149
invitation card
请柬 [qǐng​jiǎn] #13,149
invitation card
书柬 [shū​jiǎn]
variant of 書簡|书简[shū​jiǎn]
书柬 [shū​jiǎn]
variant of 書簡|书简[shū​jiǎn]
柬吴哥王朝 [Jiǎn​wú​gē​Wáng​cháo]
Ankor Dynasty of Cambodia, 802-1431
柬吴哥王朝 [Jiǎn​wú​gē​Wáng​cháo]
Ankor Dynasty of Cambodia, 802-1431
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
柬埔寨 [カンボジア] #250,611
Cambodia