■ radical
diàn
to found
How it’s built
Pictograph of alchohol (酉) being poured out as a a libation for the dead.
酉
iconic
10th earthly branch; (wine)
◎
iconic
characterless component — Depicts an altar or platform that the libation is poured onto.
Through the ages
Appears in
Characters that use 奠 as a component, most common first.