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閃
閃
See also: 闪
Translingual
Han character
閃 (radical 169 門+2, 10 strokes, cangjie input 日弓人 (ANO), four-corner 77807)
References
- KangXi: page 1330, character 6
 - Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41214
 - Dae Jaweon: page 1834, character 5
 - Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 7, page 4282, character 11
 - Unihan data for U+9583
 
Chinese
| trad. | 閃 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 闪 | |
Pronunciation
-  Mandarin
-  (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
 - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˇ
 - Wade-Giles: shan3
 - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaan
 - IPA (key): /ʂa̠n²¹⁴/
 
 
 -  (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
 -  Cantonese
-  (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: sim2
 - Yale: sím
 - Cantonese Pinyin: sim2
 - IPA (key): /siːm³⁵/
 
 
 -  (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
 
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 閃 | 閃 | 
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 
| Initial (聲) | 書 (26) | 書 (26) | 
| Final (韻) | 鹽 (153) | 鹽 (153) | 
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) | 
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | 
| Division (等) | III | III | 
| Fanqie | 失冉切 | 舒贍切 | 
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang  | 
/ɕiᴇmX/ | /ɕiᴇmH/ | 
| Pan Wuyun  | 
/ɕiɛmX/ | /ɕiɛmH/ | 
| Shao Rongfen  | 
/ɕjæmX/ | /ɕjæmH/ | 
| Edwin Pulleyblank  | 
/ɕiamX/ | /ɕiamH/ | 
| Li Rong  | 
/ɕiɛmX/ | /ɕiɛmH/ | 
| Wang Li  | 
/ɕĭɛmX/ | /ɕĭɛmH/ | 
| Bernard Karlgren  | 
/ɕi̯ɛmX/ | /ɕi̯ɛmH/ | 
| Expected Mandarin Reflex  | 
shǎn | shàn | 
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 閃 | 閃 | 
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 
| No. | 11075 | 11076 | 
| Phonetic component  | 
閃 | 閃 | 
| Rime group  | 
談 | 談 | 
| Rime subdivision  | 
2 | 2 | 
| Corresponding MC rime  | 
陝 | 閃 | 
| Old Chinese  | 
/*hljamʔ/ | /*hljams/ | 
Definitions
閃
-  to dodge; to evade
- 閃身/闪身 (“to dodge”)
 - 閃避/闪避 (“to dodge”)
 
 - to twist; to sprain; to pull a muscle
 - to flash
 - lightning; flash
 - to sparkle; to shine
 - (dialect) to leave behind
 
Japanese
Kanji
閃
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
閃 • (seom) (hangeul 섬, revised seom, McCune-Reischauer sŏm, Yale sem)
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Vietnamese
Han character
閃 (thiểm)
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