嬗

Information about character(s)

Radical: 女
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 13
Total Strokes: 16

Pronunciation

Pinyin: shàn, chán
Cantonese: sin6
JapaneseKun: YURUI
JapaneseOn: SEN ZEN TAN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: succession to the throne

CE-Dict: changes and succession

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.[Formal] to alternate
2.[Formal] to change; to be replaced

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《女部》嬗緩也。从女亶聲。一曰傳也。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集下】【女字部】嬗
【集韻】同禪。【史記·秦楚之際月表】五年之間，號令三嬗。　又【廣韻】【集韻】𠀤他干切，音灘。緩也，婢也。　又【廣韻】多旱切【集韻】黨旱切，𠀤音亶。又【集韻】儻旱切，音坦。又蕩旱切，音但。義𠀤同。　又上演切。同善。【說文】吉也。　又與禪通。【賈誼·服賦】斡流而遷，或推而還。形氣轉續，變化而嬗。
考證：〔又與嬋通。【賈誼·服賦】或流而遷，或推而還。形氣轉續，變化而嬗。〕　謹照漢書賈誼傳註又與嬋通改又與禪通。𠀤照原文或流改斡流。

CF-Dict: evolution/changement de succession