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慳
慳
See also: 悭
Translingual
Han character
慳 (radical 61 心+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 心尸水土 (PSEG), four-corner 97014, composition ⿰忄堅)
References
- KangXi: page 400, character 8
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11140
- Dae Jaweon: page 740, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2345, character 5
- Unihan data for U+6173
Chinese
| trad. | 慳 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 悭 | |
Glyph origin
| Characters in the same phonetic series (臣) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
|---|---|
| Old Chinese | |
| 臤 | *kʰaːn, *kʰriːn, *ɡiːn, *kʰins |
| 掔 | *kʰriːn, *kʰiːn |
| 慳 | *kʰriːn |
| 藖 | *ɡriːn, *ɡriːns |
| 堅 | *kiːn |
| 鋻 | *kiːn, *kiːns |
| 鰹 | *kiːn |
| 蜸 | *kʰiːnʔ |
| 菣 | *kʰiːns, *kʰins |
| 賢 | *ɡiːn |
| 礥 | *ɡiːn, *ɢrin |
| 臔 | *ɡiːnʔ |
| 挋 | *kiŋs |
| 臣 | *ɡiŋ |
| 茞 | *ɡiŋ |
| 腎 | *ɡjinʔ |
| 頣 | *hŋiŋʔ |
| 緊 | *kinʔ |
| 嚚 | *ŋɡriŋ |
| 鏗 | *kʰreːŋ |
| 摼 | *kʰreːŋ |
| 硻 | *kʰreːŋ |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ
- Wade-Giles: ch'ien1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chian
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: haan1
- Yale: hāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: haan1
- IPA (key): /hɑːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 慳 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 山 (73) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 苦閑切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kʰˠɛn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kʰᵚæn/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kʰæn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kʰəɨn/ |
| Li Rong |
/kʰɛn/ |
| Wang Li |
/kʰæn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kʰăn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
qiān |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 慳 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 1327 |
| Phonetic component |
臣 |
| Rime group |
眞 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
慳 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kʰriːn/ |
Definitions
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References
Japanese
Kanji
慳
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
慳 • (gan) (hangeul 간, revised gan, McCune-Reischauer kan, Yale kan)
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