贠
1. Same as "员" (yuán) - refers to a person or personnel.
2. Noun (pictographic character, representing a top view of a tripod, with a round opening. In small seal script, it resembles the character for "shell" and has an "oral" sound. Original meaning: the quantity of things; the number of personnel. Also refers to personnel.)
Same as the original meaning, "员" (yuán) represents quantity. — From "Shuōwén Jiězì". For wood it is "枚" (méi), for bamboo it is "个" (gè), for silk it is "总" (zǒng), and for shell it is "员" (yuán). — From "Shuōwén Jiězì". Examples include: "员位" (yuánwèi) - the quota of personnel; "员次" (yuáncì) - the ranks or grades of personnel.
3. Noun (pictographic character, representing a top view of a tripod, with a round opening. In small seal script, it resembles the character for "shell" and has an "oral" sound. Original meaning: the quantity of things; the number of personnel. Also refers to personnel.)
Same as the original meaning, "员" (yuán) represents quantity. — From "Shuōwén Jiězì". For wood it is "枚" (méi), for bamboo it is "个" (gè), for silk it is "总" (zǒng), and for shell it is "员" (yuán). — From "Shuōwén Jiězì". Examples include: "员位" (yuánwèi) - the quota of personnel; "员次" (yuáncì) - the ranks or grades of personnel.
4. Surname. The Tang Dynasty had the name "员半千".