振

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振 U+632F, 振
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-632F
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Translingual

Han character

振 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 手一一女 (QMMV), four-corner 51032, composition ⿰扌辰)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 431, character 28
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12093
  • Dae Jaweon: page 780, character 34
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1879, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+632F

Chinese

trad. 振
simp. # 振

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (辰) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
辴 *tʰɯl, *tʰɯnʔ, *tʰɯn
屒 *tɯnʔ, *djɯn
振 *tjɯn, *tjɯns
侲 *tjɯn, *tjɯn
桭 *tjɯn, *djɯn
唇 *tjɯn, *ɦljun
帪 *tjɯn
賑 *tjɯnʔ, *tjɯns
裖 *tjɯnʔ
敐 *tjɯnʔ, *djɯn
震 *tjɯn
娠 *tjɯns, *hljɯn
蜃 *djɯns, *djɯnʔ, *djins
辰 *djɯn
晨 *djɯn, *ɦljɯn
宸 *djɯn
鷐 *djɯn
麎 *djɯn
祳 *djɯnʔ
脤 *djɯnʔ
鋠 *djɯnʔ
磭 *ŋrɯnʔ, *ŋ̊ʰjaɡ, *ŋaɡ
陙 *djun
脣 *ɦljun
漘 *ɦljun

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tjɯn, *tjɯns): semantic 手 + phonetic 辰 (OC *djɯn).

Pronunciation 1

Note:
  • tín - vernacular;
  • chín - literary.
Note:
  • zing2 - literary;
  • ding2 - vernacular (in 振動).
    Rime
    Character 振
    Reading # 2/2
    Initial (聲) 章 (23)
    Final (韻) 眞 (43)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 章刃切
    Baxter tsyinH
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/t͡ɕiɪnH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/t͡ɕinH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/t͡ɕjenH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/cinH/
    Li
    Rong         		/t͡ɕiĕnH/
    Wang
    Li         		/t͡ɕĭĕnH/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/t͡ɕi̯ĕnH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		zhèn
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		zan3
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 振
    Reading # 2/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		zhèn
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ tsyinH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*tər-s/
    English shake

    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 振
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 1366
    Phonetic
    component         		辰
    Rime
    group         		文
    Rime
    subdivision         		1
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		震
    Old
    Chinese         		/*tjɯns/

    Definitions

    振

    1. to wave; to shake
    2. to sway; to rock
    3. to wield; to brandish; to shake
    4. to brace oneself; to rise vigorously; to rise up
    5. to vibrate; to tremble

    Synonyms

    • (to wield):

    Compounds

    Pronunciation 2

    Rime
    Character 振
    Reading # 1/2
    Initial (聲) 章 (23)
    Final (韻) 眞 (43)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 側鄰切
    Baxter tsyin
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/t͡ɕiɪn/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/t͡ɕin/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/t͡ɕjen/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/cin/
    Li
    Rong         		/t͡ɕiĕn/
    Wang
    Li         		/t͡ɕĭĕn/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/t͡ɕi̯ĕn/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		zhēn
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		zan1
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 振
    Reading # 1/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		zhēn
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ tsyin ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*tər/
    English numerous; majestic

    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 振
    Reading # 1/2
    No. 1358
    Phonetic
    component         		辰
    Rime
    group         		文
    Rime
    subdivision         		1
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		眞
    Old
    Chinese         		/*tjɯn/
    Notes 原誤側鄰切，依韻目注改

    Definitions

    振

    1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 振振 (zhēnzhēn)

    Pronunciation 3

    Definitions

    振

    1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 袗 (zhěn, “unlined garment”)

    References

    • “振”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
    • 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “振”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 307.

    Japanese

    Kanji

    振

    (Jōyō kanji)

    1. swing, wield, flourish, wave, shake

    Readings

    Compounds

    Korean

    Hanja

    振 • (jin) (hangeul 진, McCune–Reischauer chin, Yale cin)

    1. Raise, excite

    Vietnamese

    Han character

    振: Hán Nôm readings: chấn

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