恬

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恬 U+606C, 恬
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-606C
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Translingual

Han character

恬 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 心竹十口 (PHJR), four-corner 92064, composition ⿰忄舌)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 385, character 14
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10595
  • Dae Jaweon: page 717, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2296, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+606C

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (甜) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
銛 *koːd, *slem, *l̥ʰeːmʔ
栝 *koːd, *l̥ʰeːmʔ
餂 *l̥ʰeːmʔ
恬 *l'eːm
湉 *l'eːm
甜 *l'iːm
狧 *l̥ʰaːb

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'eːm) : semantic 心 (“heart”) + abbreviated phonetic 甜 (OC *l'iːm).

Etymology 1

trad. 恬
simp. # 恬

Pronunciation

Note:
  • tiam5 - Chaozhou;
  • tiang5 - Chenghai.
    Rime
    Character 恬
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 定 (7)
    Final (韻) 添 (157)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) IV
    Fanqie 徒兼切
    Baxter dem
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/dem/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/dem/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/dɛm/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/dɛm/
    Li
    Rong         		/dem/
    Wang
    Li         		/diem/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/dʱiem/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		tián
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		tim4
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 恬
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 12406
    Phonetic
    component         		甜
    Rime
    group         		談
    Rime
    subdivision         		2
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		甜
    Old
    Chinese         		/*l'eːm/

    Definitions

    恬

    1. quiet; calm; tranquil; peaceful
    2. simple and contented; indifferent to fame or gain
    3. unperturbed; indifferent; not caring of
    Synonyms

    Compounds

    Etymology 2

    trad. 恬
    simp. # 恬
    alternative forms 扂 Hokkien

    Pronunciation

    Note:
    • diam7 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang;
    • diang7 - Chenghai.

      Definitions

      恬

      1. (Southern Min, Hakka) quiet; silent; calm
        恬喙！ [Hokkien]  ―  Tiām chhùi! [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  Be quiet! / Shut up!
      Synonyms
      Dialectal synonyms of 住口 (“to shut up; to stop talking”)
      Variety Location Words
      Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 住口, 住嘴, 閉嘴
      Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 閉嘴
      Singapore 閉嘴, 靜靜
      Cantonese Guangzhou 收聲, 收口, 收嗲, 收皮
      Hong Kong 收聲, 收口, 收嗲, 收皮
      Singapore (Guangfu) 收聲, 收嗲
      Hakka Meixian 合嘴
      Southern Min Tainan 恬去
      Penang (Hokkien) 恬
      Singapore (Hokkien) 恬
      Manila (Hokkien) 恬
      Leizhou 關喙

      See also

      References

      Japanese

      Kanji

      恬

      (Hyōgai kanji)

      1. nonchalant

      Readings

      Korean

      Hanja

      恬 • (nyeom>yeom) (hangeul 념>염, revised nyeom>yeom, McCune–Reischauer nyŏm>yŏm, Yale nyem>yem)

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      Vietnamese

      Han character

      恬: Hán Nôm readings: điềm, đềm

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