Character: 鐔
Modern (Beijing) reading: tán
Preclassic Old Chinese: lhǝ̄m
Classic Old Chinese: lhǝ̄m
Western Han Chinese: lhǝ̄m
Eastern Han Chinese: lhǝ̄m
Early Postclassic Chinese: dhǝ̄m
Middle Postclassic Chinese: dhǝ̄m
Late Postclassic Chinese: dhǝ̄m
Middle Chinese: dлm
English meaning : knob or ring on sword handle.
Comments: For *lh cf. Fuzhou, Jianou thaŋ2. Also read *lǝm, MC jim; *lhǝm, MC zjim id.
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0646 e
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