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𠆩

𠆩

Translingual

Han character

𠆩 (radical 9 人+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 人竹弓戈 (OHNI), composition ⿰亻凡)

(Cantonese) to play

References

KangXi: page 93, character 9

Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 114, character 11

Unihan data for U+201A9

Chinese

simp. and trad.		𠆩

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): fàn, fán (fan⁴, fan²)

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ, ㄈㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: fàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ
  - Wade-Giles: fan⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fann
  - IPA ^(key): /fa̠n⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: fán
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ
  - Wade-Giles: fan²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanr
  - IPA ^(key): /fa̠n³⁵/

Middle Chinese: /bɨɐm/, /pʰɨɐm^H/▼

Rime
Character	𠆩	𠆩
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	凡 (146)	凡 (146)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	符咸切	孚梵切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bɨɐm/	/pʰɨɐm^H/
Pan Wuyun	/biɐm/	/pʰiɐm^H/
Shao Rongfen	/biɐm/	/pʰiɐm^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/buam/	/pʰuam^H/
Li Rong	/biɐm/	/pʰiɐm^H/
Wang Li	/bĭwɐm/	/pʰĭwɐm^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi̯wɐm/	/pʰi̯wɐm^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fán	fàn

Verb

𠆩

(obsolete) to scorn; to despise

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): faan²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faan²
  - Yale: fáan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faan²
  - IPA ^(key): /fɑːn³⁵/

Verb

𠆩

Alternative form of 玩 ‎(waan2, “to play”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): fán (fan²)

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: fán
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ
  - Wade-Giles: fan²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanr
  - IPA ^(key): /fa̠n³⁵/

Definitions

𠆩

Kunqu gongche notation of high fa (4̇).