毽
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Meaning: shuttlecock
💡 A feathered 'jian' (毽) is built like a tiny, kicking toy.
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Character Story & Explanation
The character 毽 (jiàn) is composed of the radical 毛 (hair/fur) on the left, suggesting feathery material, and the phonetic component 建 (jiàn) on the right. It specifically refers to the shuttlecock, a weighted object with feathers used in the game of Chinese hacky sack (踢毽子). Historically, shuttlecocks were made from feathers and coins, and kicking them was a popular folk game dating back to the Han dynasty.
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