small cup

HSK 10

Objects →Tools

zhǎn

サン、セン

さかずき

잔

A small 戔 dish 皿; 戔 also provides the pronunciation

Components

Traditional (盞)

戔 narrow+ 皿 dish =

盞 small cup

戔 Meaning component

narrow

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皿 Meaning component

mǐn dish

shallow container

Simplified (盏)

戋 tiny+ 皿 dish =

盏 small cup or container

戋 Meaning component

jiān tiny

small, narrow, tiny, little

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皿 Meaning component

mǐn dish

shallow container

Notes

Historical Evolution

Bronze

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

盏

Regular

Modern

Chinese

盏 / 盞 [zhǎn]

a small cup; classifier for lamps

Japanese

杯、盃、坏、巵、卮、盞、觚、觴、酒盃 (irreg.) さかずき、さかづき、うき同音

noun sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

Korean

잔 [盞]

Noun

cup; A small container that is used for drinking water, tea, etc.; cup; glass; A small container that is used for drinking alcoholic beverages.; cup; glass; A unit that measures the amount of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages by counting the number of containers holding the beverage.

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