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U+5C16, 尖
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C16

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 42, +3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 火大 (FK), four-corner 90430, composition ⿱⿻(GTV) or (HJK))

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 297, character 2
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7480
  • Dae Jaweon: page 591, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 562, character 9
  • Unihan data for U+5C16

Chinese

simp. and trad.
alternative forms
𰿈

Glyph origin

(small) + (large) – the width of an object gradually changing from small to large.

Etymology

Schuessler (2007) relates it to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjam (iron).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • ziam1 - Chaozhou;
  • ziang1 - Chenghai.
  • Wu
  • Xiang

  • Rime
    Character
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial () (13)
    Final () (153)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division () III
    Fanqie
    Baxter tsjem
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /t͡siᴇm/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /t͡siɛm/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /t͡sjæm/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /t͡siam/
    Li
    Rong
    /t͡siɛm/
    Wang
    Li
    /t͡sĭɛm/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /t͡si̯ɛm/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    jiān
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    zim1
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 5977
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    2
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*ʔslem/
    Notes

    Definitions

    1. sharp; having a sharp tip; pointy
      Antonym: (dùn)
    2. acute
    3. shrewd
    4. point; tip
        ―  jiān  ―  tip of a pen
    5. (card games) ace

    Synonyms

    Compounds

    References

    Japanese

    Kanji

    (“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

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    Readings

    Compounds

    Korean

    Etymology

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    Pronunciation

    Hanja

    Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

    Wikisource

    (cheom) (hangeul , revised cheom, McCune–Reischauer ch'ŏm)

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    Vietnamese

    Han character

    : Hán Nôm readings: tiêm

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