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bells hung on horse

HSK 10
luán
ラン
すず
Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 䜌 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鑾)
gold+ tie together =
bells hung on horse
Meaning component
jīn gold
Phonetic component
luán tie together
(ancient form) chaos
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Simplified (銮)
likewise+ gold =
bells hung on horse
Meaning component
likewise
also, too
Meaning component
jīn gold
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [luán]
imperial
Example Sentences