How to write 嬗

嬗 [shàn] 1. Change, alternation. 2. Ancient term for "禅", to pass on a position, abdication. 1. Change, alternation: 变 (evolution, transformation), 替 (replace). 2. Ancient term for "禅", to pass on a position, abdication. 嬗 [shàn] (verb) 1. The original meaning: slow. 2. Change, as in 嬗变 (evolution). 1. Natural evolution (evolution; change in succession). 2. Abdication (to abdicate). 3. Replacement (to replace). 4. Handing over or transmission, later represented as "禅" (to hand over). 引: 1. "鹏鸟赋" by 贾谊: Shape and atmosphere transition, changing and evolving. Example: 嬗迭 (evolution). 2. Abdication (to abdicate). 引: 1. "汉书·律历志下": Yao abdicated the world. 3. Replacement (to replace). 引: 1. "史记·秦楚之际月表": Within five years, the edicts changed three times. Example: 嬗代 (alternation, replacement). 4. Handing over and transmission, later represented as "禅" (to hand over). 引: 1. "汉书·贾谊传": Changing and transmitting. Note: "to pass on." 2. "淮南子·精神": Transmitting in different forms. Gao You's note: "嬗 means to transmit." 3. "汉书·律历志下": Yao abdicated the world. 4. "答人问关内侯" by 龚自珍: Retaining the person in the capital, with no land to pass on to their descendants.