How to write 簪

簪 zān 名 1. A type of decorative hairpin used to fasten hair, also used in ancient times to secure hats to the hair. (English: A type of ornament used to tie up hair, also used in ancient times to fasten a hat in the hair.) Example: 簪子 (hairpin), 金簪 (gold hairpin), 玉簪 (jade hairpin), 簪缨 (title for noble officials), 簪绅 (official's hairpin). 2. To insert or wear. (English: To insert, to wear.) Example: 簪戴 (wear in one’s hair), 簪菊 (wear chrysanthemum), 簪笔 (in ancient times, to insert a pen into a hat for note-taking), 簪笏 (a ceremonial staff used by officials, worn along with the hairpin). 引 1. "Han Feizi": The lord of Zhou lost his jade hairpin and ordered the officials to seek it, but it could not be found in three days. 2. Du Fu, "Spring Outlook": With white hair, I itch for a shorter cut; I barely can keep my hairpin in. 例 Also: 簪冕 (hairpin and crown), 簪绂 (hairpin and silk strap for hats), 簪裾 (clothes worn by nobles in ancient times), 簪缨缙绅 (a metaphor for officials). 动 1. To wear in one’s hair. (English: To wear in one’s hair.) 引 1. "Records of the Grand Historian": Ximen Bao inserted a pen and rested for a long time facing the river. 2. Song Dynasty, Sima Guang, "Teaching Thrift to Kang": So he wore a flower. 例 Also: 簪朵 (to adorn with flowers), 簪挂 (to hang flowers), 簪星曳月 (to wear shining adornments), 簪冠 (to insert a hairpin in a crown), 簪花 (to wear flowers), 簪菊 (to insert chrysanthemum during the Double Ninth Festival to ward off evil and prolong life). 2. To stitch or meet. (English: To stitch, to meet.) 引 1. "Rites of Zhou, Funeral Rites for Scholars": Use the rank cap and pin the ceremonial robe to the left of the clothing. 例 Also: 簪合 (to overlap hairpins; refers to a woman meeting a beloved after the death of her husband), 簪蒿席草 (using mugwort as a pin and grass as a seat; describes a hard life). （*引自繁体辞典解释） （一）​之又音。