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Translingual
Han character
彥 (Kangxi radical 59, 彡+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹竹竹竹 (YHHHH), four-corner 00222, composition ⿱文⿸厂彡)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 363, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9980
- Dae Jaweon: page 682, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 2, page 854, character 9
- Unihan data for U+5F65
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋrans) : phonetic 厂 (OC *hŋaːnʔ, *hŋaːns) + semantic 彣 (“variegated; literary talent”)
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
|
彥
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
yàn
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ ngjenH ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ŋrar-s/
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| English
|
adornment
|
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.
|
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
|
彥
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
| No.
|
14411
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Phonetic
component
|
彦
|
Rime
group
|
元
|
Rime
subdivision
|
1
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
彥
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ŋrans/
|
Definitions
彥
- elegant; handsome
- learned; accomplished
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
彥
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 彦)
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Readings
Usage notes
This character lacks JIS support and is not used in Japan. See 彦 (U+5F66) instead.
Korean
Hanja
彥 • (eon) (hangeul 언, revised eon, McCune–Reischauer ŏn, Yale en)
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Vietnamese
Han character
彥: Hán Nôm readings: ngạn
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