Depicts a pair of hands (𦥑) sending out an army (師) from the military. The 辶 (walk) component was later added.
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Historical Evolution
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
遣 [qiǎn]
to dispatch; to send; to dispel
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
遣 けん
Ken unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (25)
派遣 [pàiqiǎn] #10,314
to send (on a mission)
消遣 [xiāoqiǎn] #10,131
to while the time away
遣返 [qiǎnfǎn] #18,435
to repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war)
遣送 [qiǎnsòng] #17,233
to send away
差遣 [chāiqiǎn] #14,905
to send (on errand)
调遣 [diàoqiǎn] #21,130
to dispatch
调遣 [diàoqiǎn] #21,130
to dispatch
遣散 [qiǎnsàn] #33,458
to disband
先遣队 [xiānqiǎnduì] #38,019
advance party
先遣队 [xiānqiǎnduì] #38,019
advance party
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JAPANESE WORDS (197)
⭐ 使う [つかう] #132
to use (a tool, method, etc.)
⭐ やって来る [やってくる] #1,962
to come along
⭐ やり方 [やりかた] #2,086
way (of doing)
⭐ やる気 [やるき] #2,305
will (to do something)
⭐ 無理やり [むりやり] #3,385
forcibly
⭐ やり取り [やりとり] #3,500
giving and taking
⭐ 使い [つかい] #3,796
errand
⭐ 使い方 [つかいかた] #3,868
way of using (something)
気遣う [きづかう] #4,130
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort)
⭐ 派遣 [はけん] #4,351
dispatch
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KOREAN WORDS (1)