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Translingual
Han character
嚬 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+16, 19 strokes, cangjie input 口卜竹金 (RYHC), four-corner 61086, composition ⿰口頻)
- knit the brows
- open the mouth
- clover fern
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 213, character 35
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4562
- Dae Jaweon: page 436, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 701, character 21
- Unihan data for U+56AC
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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瀕
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*pin, *bin
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頻
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*bin
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顰
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*bin
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蘋
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*bin
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嚬
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*bin
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *bin) : semantic 口 + phonetic 頻 (OC *bin).
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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嚬
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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9800
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Phonetic component
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頻
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Rime group
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眞
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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頻
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Old Chinese
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/*bin/
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Definitions
嚬
- (dated) Alternative form of 顰/颦 (pín, “to frown; frown”)
薄酒酸苦,賓主嚬蹙。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
薄酒酸苦,宾主𫫾蹙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE, translated based on Alfred Forke's version
- Bójiǔ suānkǔ, bīnzhǔ píncù.
- Bad wine (sic) is sour and bitter. Hosts and guests knit the brows.
借問女郎何𠁅來?含嚬欲語聲先咽。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
借问女郎何处来?含𫫾欲语声先咽。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 883, Wei Zhuang (韋莊), Lament of the Woman of Ch’in (《秦婦吟》). Orthography based on the Dunhuang manuscript Pelliot chinois 3381, c. 906.
- Jièwèn nǚláng héchù lái? Hánpín yùyǔ shēng xiān yè.
- I ventured to ask, "Lady, where are you from?"
Brows knit, failed by words, she burst into sobs.
Compounds
Usage notes
Some historical dictionaries listed the sense "to smile" under the character by misinterpreting its usage in poetry.
Japanese
Kanji
嚬
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- frown
- scowl
Readings
Korean
Hanja
嚬 • (bin) (hangeul 빈, revised bin, McCune–Reischauer pin)
- frown
Vietnamese
Han character
嚬: Hán Nôm readings: tần
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References