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韌
韌
See also: 韧
Translingual
Han character
韌 (radical 178 韋+3, 12 strokes, cangjie input 木手尸竹戈 (DQSHI), four-corner 47547, composition ⿰韋刃)
- strong and pliable, resilient
References
- KangXi: page 1393, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43109
- Dae Jaweon: page 1908, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 7, page 4503, character 7
- Unihan data for U+97CC
Chinese
| trad. | 韌 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 韧 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 韌
| |
|---|---|
| Bamboo and silk script | Small seal script |
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| Characters in the same phonetic series (刃) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
|---|---|
| Old Chinese | |
| 涊 | *nɯːnʔ, *njɯnʔ |
| 紉 | *nɯn |
| 忍 | *njɯnʔ |
| 荵 | *njɯnʔ |
| 刃 | *njɯns |
| 認 | *njɯns, *njɯŋs |
| 仞 | *njɯns |
| 軔 | *njɯns |
| 韌 | *njɯns |
| 肕 | *njɯns |
| 牣 | *njɯns |
| 杒 | *njɯns |
| 訒 | *njɯns |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngan6, jan6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiun
- Min Nan (POJ): jūn / lūn / lǔn
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ
- Wade-Giles: jên4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renn
- IPA (key): /ʐən⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: ngan6, jan6
- Yale: ngahn, yahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngan6, jan6
- IPA (key): /ŋɐn²²/, /jɐn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiun
- Hakka Romanization System: ngiun
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngiun4
- IPA: /ɲi̯un⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jūn
- Tâi-lô: jūn
- Phofsit Daibuun: jun
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /d͡zun³³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lūn
- Tâi-lô: lūn
- Phofsit Daibuun: lun
- IPA (Taipei): /lun³³/
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǔn
- Tâi-lô: lǔn
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 韌 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 而振切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ȵiɪnH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ȵinH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ȵʑjenH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ȵinH/ |
| Li Rong |
/ȵiĕnH/ |
| Wang Li |
/ȵʑĭĕnH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ȵʑi̯ĕnH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
rèn |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 韌 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 10835 |
| Phonetic component |
刃 |
| Rime group |
文 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
刃 |
| Old Chinese |
/*njɯns/ |
| Notes | 見管子 |
Definitions
韌
- strong and moderately pliable