詹 (zhān) — (surname) Zhan; (bound form, archaic) talkative

Definition

詹 is a Chinese surname (Zhān), not a common one. The same character also appears as a bound form in archaic/classical usage meaning talkative, but in modern Chinese you will almost only ever see it as a last name.

bound form
(surname) Zhan(bound form, archaic) talkative
Easily confused

Examples

  • 詹。
    zhān Xiān sheng shì wǒ men xué xiào de lǎo shī.
    Mr. Zhan is a teacher at our school.
  • 詹。
    Wǒ rèn shi yí gè xìng zhān de péng you.
    I know a friend whose surname is Zhan.
  • 詹。
    zhān Zhè ge xìng zài zhōng guó bú tài cháng jiàn.
    The surname Zhan is not very common in China.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 言言yánwords, to speak
  • 八八bābreath coming from the mouth; divide
  • 厃厃wěidanger

詹 combines 言 (words), 八 (breath coming from the mouth), and 厃 (danger) to mean speak too much.

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