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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: chán
Preclassic Old Chinese: ʒ́(h)rǝ̄m
Classic Old Chinese: ʒ(h)rǝ̄m
Western Han Chinese: ʒ̣(h)ǝ̄m
Eastern Han Chinese: ʒ̣(h)ǝ̄m
Early Postclassic Chinese: ʒ̣(h)ǝ̣̄m
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʒ̣(h)iǝ̣̄m
Late Postclassic Chinese: ʒ̣(h)iǝ̣̄m
Middle Chinese: ʒ̣ạ̈m
English meaning : be crafty
Comments: In MC also read ʒ̣ạm (irregularly).
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Ćɨ(a)m
Meaning: crafty, skilful
Chinese: *ʒ́_rām, *ʒ́_rǝ̄m crafty.
Burmese: ćwamh, ćwamʔ to have ability, be able to accomplish.
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