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涓
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brook

HSK 10
Abstract →Qualities
Juān, juān
ケン
연
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 肙 to be satiated =
涓 brook
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
water
肙 Phonetic component
yuàn to be satiated
a small worm
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
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)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
涓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
涓 [Juān]
surname Juan
涓 [juān]
brook; to select
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
涓 けん
Ken unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (13)
涓涓 [juān​juān] #51,806
a trickle
庞涓 [Páng​Juān] #47,550
Pang Juan (-342 BC), military leader and political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zòng​héng​jiā] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
庞涓 [Páng​Juān] #47,550
Pang Juan (-342 BC), military leader and political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zòng​héng​jiā] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
涓滴 [juān​dī] #61,788
tiny stream
刘涓子 [Liú​Juān​zǐ] #72,663
Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions
刘涓子 [Liú​Juān​zǐ] #72,663
Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions
涓滴归公 [juān​dī​guī​gōng] #74,884
every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused
涓滴归公 [juān​dī​guī​gōng] #74,884
every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused
刘涓子鬼遗方 [Liú​Juān​zǐ​guǐ​yí​fāng]
Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼|黄父鬼
刘涓子鬼遗方 [Liú​Juān​zǐ​guǐ​yí​fāng]
Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼|黄父鬼
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
涓滴岩を穿つ [けんてきいわをうがつ]
slow but steady wins the race