伞sǎn

伞

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Modern simplified form (簡體). 伞 (sǎn, "umbrella") preserves the elegant pictograph of its traditional form 傘, depicting a canopy spread wide above a central handle — a visual so intuitive that the basic design has remained recognizable for over two millennia. It appears as a component in 散 (to scatter, evoking the spreading motion of an open umbrella) and 霉 (mold, where the character suggests something hanging overhead).

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Shuowen

伞, in its earliest oracle bone representations, is a pictogram of an umbrella, showing a broad canopy stretched over a central handle. The drawing captures the function of shielding from rain or sun, which became the literal meaning of the character. Thus 伞 came to signify “umbrella”.

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伞sǎn

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