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Translingual
Han character
岸 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 山一一十 (UMMJ), four-corner 22241, composition ⿱山厈)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 310, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8009
- Dae Jaweon: page 610, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 766, character 4
- Unihan data for U+5CB8
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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訐
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*krads, *krads, *ked, *kad
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肝
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*kaːn
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竿
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*kaːn
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干
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*kaːn
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奸
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*kaːn
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玕
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*kaːn
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汗
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*kaːn, *ɡaːn, *ɡaːns
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迀
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*kaːn
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忓
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*kaːn, *ɡaːns
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鳱
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*kaːn
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邗
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*kaːn, *ɡaːn
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秆
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*kaːnʔ
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矸
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*kaːnʔ, *kaːns, *ɡaːns
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仠
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*kaːnʔ
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皯
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*kaːnʔ
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衦
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*kaːnʔ
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簳
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*kaːnʔ
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擀
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*kaːnʔ
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旰
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*kaːns
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盰
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*kaːns
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幹
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*kaːns
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杆
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*kaːns
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骭
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*kaːns, *ɡraːns
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桿
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*kaːnʔ
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趕
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*kaːnʔ
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稈
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*kaːnʔ
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刊
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*kʰaːn
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靬
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*kʰaːn, *kʰaːns, *kreːn, *kan
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衎
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*kʰaːnʔ, *kʰaːns
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犴
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*ŋaːn, *ŋaːns
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豻
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*ŋaːn, *ŋaːns, *ɦŋaːns, *ŋ̊ʰraːn
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頇
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*ŋaːns, *hŋaːn, *ŋaːd
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岸
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*ŋɡaːns
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鼾
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*qʰaːn, *ɢaːns
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罕
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*qʰaːnʔ, *qʰaːns
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焊
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*qʰaːnʔ, *ɡaːns
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蔊
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*qʰaːnʔ
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虷
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*ɡaːn
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旱
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*ɡaːnʔ
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皔
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*ɡaːnʔ
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釬
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*ɡaːns
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扞
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*ɡaːns
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閈
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*ɡaːns
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馯
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*ɡaːns, *kʰraːn
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捍
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*ɡaːns, *ɡraːnʔ
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悍
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*ɡaːns
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銲
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*ɡaːns
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垾
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*ɡaːns
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駻
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*ɡaːns
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睅
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*ɡʷranʔ
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娨
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*ɡraːns
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飦
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*kan
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赶
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*ɡan, *ɡʷad
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軒
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*qʰan
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蓒
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*qʰan
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酐
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*qʰaːŋʔ
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澣
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*ɡʷaːnʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ŋɡaːns) : semantic 屵 (“cliff”) + phonetic 干 (OC *kaːn) – the edge of the land.
Etymology
Possibly derived from a stem *ŋaʔ (“to oppose; to resist”) + general noun suffix *-n; related to 厂 (OC *hŋaːnʔ, *hŋaːns, “cliff”), 滸 (OC *hŋaːʔ, “riverbank”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
Note:
- ngiâng - vernacular;
- ngâng - literary.
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Changtai, Zhangpu, General Taiwanese, Klang)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Changtai, Zhangpu, General Taiwanese)
Note:
- hōaⁿ - vernacular;
- gān - literary.
Note:
- huan7 - vernacular;
- ngai6 - literary.
- (Leizhou)
- Leizhou Pinyin: hua1 / ngang7
- Sinological IPA: /hua³⁵/, /ŋaŋ⁵⁵/
Note:
- hua1 - vernacular;
- ngang7 - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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岸
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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àn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ nganH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁa-s/
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English
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bank of a river
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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岸
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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3604
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Phonetic component
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干
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Rime group
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元
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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岸
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Old Chinese
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/*ŋɡaːns/
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Definitions
岸
- bank; shore; coast
- 海岸 ― hǎi'àn ― coast
- 靠岸 ― kào'àn ― to approach the shore
- high; lofty
- 偉岸/伟岸 ― wěi'àn ― tall and sturdy
- stately; haughty
- border
Compounds
Descendants
References
Japanese
Kanji
岸
(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- beach
Readings
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
岸 • (kishi)
- bank, coast, shore
Proper noun
岸 • (Kishi)
- a surname
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Affix
岸 • (gan)
- bank; coast; shore
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 岸 (MC nganH).
Recorded as Middle Korean ᅌᅡᆫ〮 (Yale: ngan) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Recorded as Middle Korean 안 (an) (Yale: an) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
岸 (eumhun 언덕 안 (eondeok an))
- Hanja form? of 안 (“bank”).
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
岸: Hán Nôm readings: ngàn, ngan, ngạn
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