Where does “鉄扇” come from?
鉄扇 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鉄, from Middle Chinese 鐵.
鉄扇 (Japanese): a Japanese war fan
Ancestry of “鉄扇”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 鉄 | iron, the metal and the metallic chemical... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 鐵 | — |