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Definition 2024


Translingual

Han character

(radical 38 +14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 一大女 (MKV), four-corner 71404, composition)

References

  • KangXi: page 273, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6825
  • Dae Jaweon: page 541, character 7
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1086, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+5B2E

Chinese

simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
*qem, *qems
*qem
*qem, *qems
*qem, *qems, *qeb
*qemʔ, *qems, *qeb
*qemʔ
檿 *qemʔ
*qemʔ, *qeb
*qemʔ
*qemʔ, *qeb
*qreːb
*qeb

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *qem, *qems, *qeb) : phonetic  (OC *qemʔ, *qems, *qeb) + semantic  (female).

Pronunciation 1



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/3
Initial () (34)
Final () (153)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔiᴇm/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔiɛm/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔjæm/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔiam/
Li
Rong
/ʔiɛm/
Wang
Li
/ĭɛm/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔi̯ɛm/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yān
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/3
No. 14419
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*qem/

Definitions

  1. fine; good
  2. calm; tranquil

Pronunciation 2



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/3
Initial () (34)
Final () (153)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔiᴇmH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔiɛmH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔjæmH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔiamH/
Li
Rong
/ʔiɛmH/
Wang
Li
/ĭɛmH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔi̯ɛmH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yàn
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/3
No. 14429
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*qems/

Definitions

  1. Only used in 嬮嬱 (“beauty”).

References


Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings