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Translingual
Han character
懸 (Kangxi radical 61, 心 +16, 20 strokes, cangjie input 月火心 (BFP ), four-corner 62339 , composition ⿱縣 心 )
Descendants
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 408 , character 24
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11462
Dae Jaweon: page 749, character 22
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2368, character 5
Unihan data for U+61F8
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
縣
*ɡʷeːn, *ɡʷeːns
懸
*ɡʷeːn
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *ɡʷeːn ): phonetic 縣 ( OC *ɡʷeːn, *ɡʷeːns ) + semantic 心 ( “ heart ” ) – to be concerned (in one’s heart).
Pronunciation 1
Note :
hèng - vernacular;
hièng - literary.
Note :
hiân - literary;
soân - vernacular (俗).
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
懸
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
xuán
Middle Chinese
‹ hwen ›
Old Chinese
/*N-kʷˁe/ (error in B&S 2014, should be *Cə.ʷˁe to account for Mǐn)
English
suspend
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)
Character
懸
Reading #
1/1
No.
13577
Phonetic component
縣
Rime group
元
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
玄
Old Chinese
/*ɡʷeːn/
Notes
俗 同 縣 通 用
Definitions
懸
to hang ; to suspend
to raise
to feel anxious
( literary , or in compounds) to announce
懸 賞/ 悬 赏 ― xuán shǎng ― to offer a reward
( literary , or in compounds) to imagine ; to suppose
懸 想/ 悬 想 ― xuán xiǎng ― to imagine
to be unsettled ; to be unresolved
( colloquial ) dangerous
甲 :「考試 考 得 怎麼樣 呢 ?」乙 :「懸 。」 甲 :「考试 考 得 怎么样 呢 ?」乙 :「悬 。」 Jiǎ: “Kǎoshì kǎo de zěnmeyàng ne?” Yǐ: “Xuán .” A: How did you do on your test? B: Dangerous . (meaning: I might have failed but I might have passed.)
far apart
a surname
Synonyms
佈告 / 布告 ( bùgào ) ( literary ) 公告 ( gōnggào ) 公布 ( gōngbù ) 告知 ( gàozhī ) 告示 ( gàoshì ) ( literary ) 報信 / 报信 ( bàoxìn ) 奉告 ( fènggào ) 宣告 ( xuāngào ) 宣布 ( xuānbù ) 宣明 ( xuānmíng ) 打招呼 ( dǎ zhāohū ) 拍招呼 ( Hokkien ) 披露 ( pīlù ) 揭曉 / 揭晓 ( jiēxiǎo ) 揭示 ( jiēshì ) 曉諭 / 晓谕 ( xiǎoyù ) ( literary ) 發布 / 发布 ( fābù ) 通告 ( tōnggào ) 通知 ( tōngzhī ) 頒布 / 颁布 ( bānbù ) 頒發 / 颁发 ( bānfā ) 頒降 / 颁降 ( bānjiàng ) ( literary )
干掛 ( Puxian Min ) 心念 ( Hokkien ) 念 ( niàn ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 惦念 ( diànniàn ) 惦記 / 惦记 ( diànjì ) 懸念 / 悬念 ( xuánniàn ) ( formal ) 懸想 / 悬想 ( xuánxiǎng ) 掛念 / 挂念 ( guàniàn ) 掛意 / 挂意 ( guàyì ) 掛記 / 挂记 ( Nanchang Gan, Yudu Hakka ) 數念 / 数念 ( siàu-liām ) ( Hokkien ) 牽掛 / 牵挂 ( qiānguà ) 眷懷 / 眷怀 ( juànhuái ) ( literary ) 眷注 ( juànzhù ) ( literary ) 眷顧 / 眷顾 ( juàngù ) ( formal ) 記掛 / 记挂 ( jìguà ) ( dialectal ) 顧念 / 顾念 ( gùniàn )
估計 / 估计 ( gūjì ) 估量 假定 ( jiǎdìng ) 假想 ( jiǎxiǎng ) 假設 / 假设 ( jiǎshè ) 商量 ( shāngliàng ) ( Classical Chinese ) 嫌 ( xián ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 忖度 ( cǔnduó ) ( literary ) 思裁 ( sīcái ) ( literary ) 想象 ( xiǎngxiàng ) 懸想 / 悬想 ( xuánxiǎng ) 懷疑 / 怀疑 ( huáiyí ) 打估 ( Southern Pinghua ) 推想 ( tuīxiǎng ) 推測 / 推测 ( tuīcè ) 掠算 ( Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien ) 揣度 ( formal ) 擬 / 拟 ( nǐ ) 母量 ( mu3 liong ) ( Gan ) 派胚 ( Hokkien ) 測 / 测 ( cè ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 測估 / 测估 ( cègū ) 測度 / 测度 ( cèduó ) 測算 / 测算 ( cèsuàn ) 猜 ( cāi ) 猜度 ( cāiduó ) 猜想 ( cāixiǎng ) 猜摸 ( cāimo ) 猜料 ( cāiliào ) 猜測 / 猜测 ( cāicè ) 猜詳 / 猜详 ( cāixiáng ) 算 ( suàn ) 算計 / 算计 ( suànjì ) 約摸 / 约摸 ( yuēmo ) 臭疑 ( Hokkien ) 臭青疑 ( Hokkien ) 虛擬 / 虚拟 ( xūnǐ ) 要約 / 要约 ( iau3 ieh4 ) ( Jin ) 設 / 设 ( shè ) 設想 / 设想 ( shèxiǎng ) 跋胚 ( Zhangzhou Hokkien ) 辦胚 / 办胚 ( Zhangzhou Hokkien ) 阿合 ( Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien ) 青疑 ( Hokkien ) 預計 / 预计 ( yùjì )
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Note : vernacular.
Note :
ge2/genn2/ginn2 - “high, tall”;
he2/henn2/hinn2 - “to hang down”.
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Tong'an , Taipei , Kinmen , Singapore )
(Hokkien : Quanzhou , Jinjiang , Philippines , Singapore )
(Hokkien : Zhangzhou , Kaohsiung , Tainan , Lukang , Sanxia , Yilan , Magong , Hsinchu , Taichung , Singapore , Penang )
Note : vernacular.
Note :
vernacular;
guain5 - Chaoyang.
Definitions
懸
( Min ) tall ; high
( Southern Min ) of high level ; above average
( Hokkien ) height
( Puxian Min ) to hang down
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
高 (“tall; high”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
高
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
高
Taiwan
高
Malaysia
高
Singapore
高
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
高
Central Plains Mandarin
Xi'an
高
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
高
Wuhan
高 , 長 †
Jianghuai Mandarin
Yangzhou
高
Hefei
高
Cantonese
Guangzhou
高
Hong Kong
高
Taishan
高
Yangjiang
高
Singapore (Guangfu)
高
Gan
Nanchang
高 , 猛 †
Hakka
Meixian
高
Changting
高
Wuping
高
Liancheng
高
Ninghua
高
Jin
Taiyuan
高
Northern Min
Jian'ou
高
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
懸
Fuzhou (Changle)
懸
Fuqing
懸
Pingtan
懸
Yongtai
懸
Gutian
懸
Fu'an
懸
Ningde
懸
Shouning
懸
Zhouning
懸
Matsu
懸
Southern Min
Xiamen
懸 , 躼 †
Quanzhou
懸 , 躼 †
Zhangzhou
懸 , 躼 †
Zhao'an
懸
Taipei
懸 , 躼 †
New Taipei (Sanxia)
懸 , 躼 †
Kaohsiung
懸 , 躼 †
Yilan
懸 , 躼 †
Changhua (Lukang)
懸 , 躼 †
Taichung
懸
Tainan
懸 , 躼 †
Hsinchu
懸
Kinmen
懸
Penghu (Magong)
懸
Penang (Hokkien)
懸
Singapore (Hokkien)
懸 , 躼 †
Manila (Hokkien)
懸 , 躼 †
Chaozhou
懸
Shantou
懸
Singapore (Teochew)
懸
Wenchang
懸
Qionghai
懸
Singapore (Hainanese)
懸
Puxian Min
Putian
懸
Xianyou
懸
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
懸
Wu
Shanghai
高 , 長 †
Suzhou
高 , 長 †
Hangzhou (Yuhang)
長 , 高
Wenzhou
高 , 長 †
Xiang
Changsha
高 , 上
Shuangfeng
高 , 長 †
Note
† - of a person's height
Compounds
References
( Cantonese )
( Hokkien )
( Puxian Min )
莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021 ), “悬 ”, in 莆仙方言大词典 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press , →ISBN , pages 201, 260, 262 .
李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019 ) “悬 ”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press , →ISBN , page 230 .
李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019 ) “2125 高(他的个儿很~) ”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press , →ISBN , page 492 .
李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019 ) “2126 高(楼房很~) ”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press , →ISBN , page 492 .
Japanese
Kanji
懸
(Jōyō kanji , kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 𢝝 )
suspend
Readings
Compounds
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 懸 – see the following entry.
【掛 か け 】
credit
abbreviation of 掛け蕎麦 ( kakesoba ) : soba noodles in hot broth with no accompaniment
abbreviation of 掛け饂飩 ( kakeudon ) : udon noodles in hot broth with no accompaniment
something that has been started
rack , holder , hanger , hook , stand
in the midst of
rack , holder , hanger , hook , stand
imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 掛ける ( kakeru )
Alternative spellings 掛 , 懸け
【掛 が け 】
in the midst of
tenths
clad
Alternative spellings 掛 , 懸け
(This term, 懸 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
Korean
Hanja
懸 (eumhun 매달 현 ( maedal hyeon ) )
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Vietnamese
Han character
懸 : Hán Nôm readings: huyền
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