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簪

zān

Character

What 簪 means

1. hairpin

Other readings

簪 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zānold variant of {簪|zān}

Words containing 簪

• 发簪fà zānhairpin
• 持橐簪笔chí tuó zān bǐto serve as a counselor (idiom)

Characters built on 竹

These share the phonetic component 竹 (zhú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 篮lánbasket (receptacle); basket (in basketball)
• 筵yánbamboo mat for sitting
• 竿gān(bound form) pole; rod
• 箪dānround basket for cooked rice

Sounds the same

Read zān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 糌used in 糌粑