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鳶
鳶
See also: 鸢
Translingual
Han character
鳶 (radical 196 鳥+3, 14 strokes, cangjie input 戈心竹日火 (IPHAF), four-corner 43327)
References
- KangXi: page 1482, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46674
- Dae Jaweon: page 2015, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 7, page 4615, character 13
- Unihan data for U+9CF6
Chinese
| trad. | 鳶 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 鸢 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄢ
- Wade-Giles: yüan1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuan
- IPA (key): /y̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: jyun1, jyun4
- Yale: yūn, yùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyn1, jyn4
- IPA (key): /jyːn⁵⁵/, /jyːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yên
- Hakka Romanization System: ien´
- Hagfa Pinyim: yan1
- IPA: /i̯en²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yân
- Hakka Romanization System: (r)ian´
- Hagfa Pinyim: yan1
- IPA: /(j)i̯an²⁴/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 鳶 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (78) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 與專切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/jiuᴇn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/jʷiɛn/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/juæn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/jwian/ |
| Li Rong |
/iuɛn/ |
| Wang Li |
/jĭwɛn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/i̯wɛn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yuán |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 鳶 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 16103 |
| Phonetic component |
鳶 |
| Rime group |
元 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
沿 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɢʷen/ |
| Notes | 會意遊弋以獵之鷙鳥,弋非聲 |
Definitions
鳶
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Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
鳶
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Readings

鳶
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 鳶 |
| Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi |
Alternative forms
Etymology
Perhaps from 飛び (tobi, “flying”)
Pronunciation
Noun
鳶 (hiragana とび, katakana トビ, romaji tobi)
Korean
Hanja
鳶 • (yeon) (hangeul 연, McCune-Reischauer yŏn, Yale yen)
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Vietnamese
Han character
鳶 (diên, diều)
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