僭

僭 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+12, 14 strokes, cangjie input 人一山日 (OMUA), four-corner 2526₁, composition ⿰亻朁)

1. assume, usurp

• 𠠭, 𧹿

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 117, character 26
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1128
• Dae Jaweon: page 249, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 218, character 5
• Unihan data for U+50ED

Historical forms of the character 僭
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script
Small seal script s05830 Transcribed ancient scripts L33723
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

僭

1. (literary) to usurp; to overstep; to assume
2. (Hong Kong) Short for 僭建.
   • 2011 June 16, 陳也, “玻璃屋vs僭行者”, in Apple Daily‎, archived from the original on 2021-06-21:

     林鄭讓步，將丁屋天台的發水玻璃屋削半，即是僭半邊冇問題，全僭就等住屋宇署來拆 [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]
     林郑让步，将丁屋天台的发水玻璃屋削半，即是僭半边冇问题，全僭就等住屋宇署来拆 [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]

     lam⁴ zeng⁶ joeng⁶ bou⁶, zoeng¹ ding¹ uk¹ tin¹ toi^4-2 dik¹ faat³ seoi² bo¹ lei⁴ uk¹ soek³ bun³, zik¹ si⁶ cim⁵ bun³ bin¹ mou⁵ man⁶ tai⁴, cyun⁴ cim⁵ zau⁶ dang² zyu⁶ uk¹ jyu⁵ cyu⁵ loi⁴ caak³

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   • 2012 November 18, “僭建「鬼舖」封逃生路　銅鑼灣3條街15間”, in Apple Daily‎, archived from the original on 2021-06-21:

     有人早已覷準銅鑼灣寸金尺地，竟偷偷封巷、霸樓梯底，連大廈外牆亦不放過，僭出「鬼舖」放租，3條街至少有15間，但不少鬼舖霸地封逃生出口，一旦火警，隨時引發大災難。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]
     有人早已觑准铜锣湾寸金尺地，竟偷偷封巷、霸楼梯底，连大厦外墙亦不放过，僭出「鬼铺」放租，3条街至少有15间，但不少鬼铺霸地封逃生出口，一旦火警，随时引发大灾难。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]

     jau⁵ jan⁴ zou² ji⁵ ceoi³ zeon² tung⁴ lo⁴ waan¹ cyun³ gam¹ cek³ dei⁶, ging² tau¹ tau¹ fung¹ hong^6-2, baa³ lau⁴ tai¹ dai², lin⁴ daai⁶ haa⁶ ngoi⁶ coeng⁴ jik⁶ bat¹ fong³ gwo³, cim³ ceot¹ “gwai² pou³” fong³ zou¹, 3 tiu⁴ gaai¹ zi³ siu² jau⁵ 15 gaan¹, daan⁶ bat¹ siu² gwai² pou³ baa³ dei⁶ fung¹ tou⁴ sang¹ ceot¹ hau², jat¹ daan³ fo² ging², ceoi⁴ si⁴ jan⁵ faat³ daai⁶ zoi¹ naan⁶.

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   • 2017 August 23, “探射燈：僭建地牢遍豪宅　屋署塞責”, in 東網‎:

     西貢有屋豪裝地牢，而元朗則有豪宅獨立屋僭出地牢「劏房」。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]
     西贡有屋豪装地牢，而元朗则有豪宅独立屋僭出地牢「㓥房」。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]

     sai¹ gung³ jau⁵ uk¹ hou⁴ zong¹ dei⁶ lou⁴, ji⁴ jyun⁴ long⁵ zak¹ jau⁵ hou⁴ zaak^6-2 duk⁶ laap⁶ uk¹ cim⁵ ceot¹ dei⁶ lou⁴ “tong¹ fong^4-2”.

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   • 2023 September 13, “紅山半島｜豪宅愈僭愈值錢　還原後價值勢減　74號屋業主為人低調”, in 香港01‎:

     有豪宅代理明言，這類豪宅向來「愈僭愈值錢」，惟在近期部門緊盯下，若需還原，樓價恐縮水。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]
     有豪宅代理明言，这类豪宅向来「愈僭愈值钱」，惟在近期部门紧盯下，若需还原，楼价恐缩水。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]

     jau⁵ hou⁴ zaak^6-2 doi⁶ lei⁵ ming⁴ jin⁴, ze² leoi⁶ hou⁴ zaak^6-2 hoeng³ loi⁴ “jyu⁶ cim⁵ jyu⁶ zik⁶ cin^4-2”, wai⁴ zoi⁶ gan⁶ kei⁴ bou⁶ mun⁴ gan² deng¹ haa⁶, joek⁶ seoi¹ waan⁴ jyun⁴, lau⁴ gaa³ hung² suk¹ seoi².

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• “僭”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• On (unclassified): せん (sen)、しん (shin)
• Kun: おごる (ogoru)

僭 • (cham) (hangeul 참, revised cham, McCune–Reischauer ch'am)

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僭: Hán Nôm readings: tiếm

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