毡

氊
zhān
#3,445 most
frequent character
variant of 氈|毡[zhan1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

毡 first meant a rug made of felt. 毛, the hair or fur part, is the meaning part, and 占 zhàn supplies the sound, different only in tone. From the rug the meaning grew to 'felt' and then 'carpet'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

毡zhān
felt (fabric)

Homophones

占zhān
to observe, to divine

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