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variety of tree

HSK 10
huán
カン
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 亘 represents the sound.
Components
tree+ turn around =
variety of tree
Meaning component
tree
Phonetic component
gèn turn around
extending all the way across
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Huán]
surname Huan
[huán]
Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi); big; pillar (old)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いくみ
Ikumi unclassified name
かん
Kan given name