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rarely

HSK 7
Abstract →Qualities
hǎn
カン
まれ
한
Phonosemantic compound. 网 represents the meaning and 干 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bird trap". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
网 kangxi+ 干 offend =
罕 rarely
网 Meaning component
wǎng kangxi
net, web
干 Phonetic component
gān offend
to concern
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Notes
Similar Characters
冈 ridge or crest of hill (simp)岡 ridge of a hill (trad/jp)买 bribe (simp)罗 net for catching birds (simp)罢 finish (simp)罷 cease (trad/jp)羅 silk gauze (trad/jp)買 buy (trad/jp)罔 deceive罪 guilt置 set up罵 scold (trad/jp)詈 abuse刊 publication奸 crafty岸 shore幹 trunk (trad/jp)旰 dusk旱 drought杆 staff
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)
罕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
罕 [hǎn]
rare
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (38)
罕见 [hǎn​jiàn] #6,628
rare
罕见 [hǎn​jiàn] #6,628
rare
稀罕 [xī​han] #16,881
rare
穆罕默德 [Mù​hǎn​mò​dé] #16,518
Mohammed (c. 570-632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God
亚伯拉罕 [Yà​bó​lā​hǎn] #17,025
Abraham (name)
亚伯拉罕 [Yà​bó​lā​hǎn] #17,025
Abraham (name)
罕有 [hǎn​yǒu] #28,166
to rarely have
新罕布什尔州 [Xīn​Hǎn​bù​shí​'ěr​zhōu] #26,076
New Hampshire, US state
新罕布什尔州 [Xīn​Hǎn​bù​shí​'ěr​zhōu] #26,076
New Hampshire, US state
人迹罕至 [rén​jì​hǎn​zhì] #37,824
lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom)
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