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Translingual
Han character
巖 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+20, 23 strokes, cangjie input 山口口大 (URRK), four-corner 22248, composition ⿱山嚴)
- cliff, precipice
- cave, grotto
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 323, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8649
- Dae Jaweon: page 623, character 15
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 808, character 7
- Unihan data for U+5DD6
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 撖
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*kʰɯːm, *kʰreːmʔ, *ɡraːmʔ
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| 澉
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*l̥ʰaːms, *klaːmʔ
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| 噉
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*l'aːmʔ
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| 敢
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*klaːmʔ
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| 橄
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*klaːmʔ
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| 瞰
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*kʰlaːms
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| 闞
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*kʰlaːms, *qʰreːmʔ, *hŋraːms
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| 憨
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*qʰaːm, *qʰlaːms
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| 譀
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*qʰlaːms, *qʰraːms, *qʰraːb
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| 巖
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*ŋraːm
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| 礹
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*ŋraːm, *ŋamʔ
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| 豃
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*qʰraːmʔ
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| 讝
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*kjam
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| 玁
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*hŋramʔ
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| 嚴
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*ŋam
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| 儼
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*ŋamʔ
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| 曮
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*ŋamʔ
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| 釅
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*ŋams
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋraːm) : semantic 山 (“mountain”) + phonetic 嚴 (OC *ŋam).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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巖
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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yán
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ngæm ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁrm/ (< uvular?)
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| English
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rocky, lofty
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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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巖
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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3684
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Phonetic
component
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敢
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Rime
group
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談
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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巖
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Old
Chinese
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/*ŋraːm/
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Definitions
巖
- (of a military position) dangerous and important
制，巖邑也，虢叔死焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
制，岩邑也，虢叔死焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Zhì, yán yì yě, Guó Shū sǐ yān.
- The Zhi area is a dangerous and important place, Guo Shu died there.
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 巖 – see 岩 (“cliff; rock; stone; -ite; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 岩). |
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
巖
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 巌)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
巖 • (am, eom) (hangeul 암, 엄, revised am, eom, McCune–Reischauer am, ŏm)
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Vietnamese
Han character
巖: Hán Nôm readings: nham
- same as nham 碞
Readings
References
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
- Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999