栴

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栴 U+6834, 栴
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6834
← 栳
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 栵 →

Translingual

Han character

栴 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 木人月卜 (DOBY), four-corner 48947, composition ⿰木⿱𠂉丹)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 523, character 24
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14737
  • Dae Jaweon: page 912, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1200, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+6834

Chinese

simp. and trad.
 栴

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (丹) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
丹 *taːn
旃 *tjan
栴 *tjan

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 栴
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 章 (23)
Final (韻) 仙 (77)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 諸延切
Baxter tsyen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡ɕiᴇn/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡ɕiɛn/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡ɕjæn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/cian/
Li
Rong 		/t͡ɕiɛn/
Wang
Li 		/t͡ɕĭɛn/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/t͡ɕi̯ɛn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		zhān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		zin1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 栴
Reading # 1/1
No. 1982
Phonetic
component 		丹
Rime
group 		元
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		𩜾
Old
Chinese 		/*tjan/

Definitions

栴

  1. only used in 栴檀 (zhāntán)

Japanese

Kanji

栴

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. bead tree (Melia azedarach)
  2. white sandalwood (Santalum album)
  3. maple tree

Readings

  • Go-on: せん (sen)
  • Kan-on: せん (sen)
  • Kun: おうち (ōchi)、もみじ (momiji, 栴)←もみぢ (momidi, 栴, historical)

Compounds

See also

Etymology

For pronunciation and definitions of 栴 – see the following entry.
【紅葉もみじ】
the turning (coloring) of leaves, especially in autumn
the colored leaves themselves
栬, 椛, 栴: short for 以呂波紅葉 (iroha momiji): the Japanese maple, Acer palmatum
short for 紅葉襲 (momiji-gasane): a style of layering garments with crimson on the front and blue (or dark red) on the back
(colloquial) venison, deer meat
a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with various designs of autumn leaves or the Japanese maple
(card games) the suit of autumn leaves (or the Japanese maple) in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of October
(of leaves) to turn (change color), especially during autumn
a surname
a female given name
Alternative spellings
黄葉, 栬, 椛, モミジ
(This term, 栴, is an alternative spelling (Japanese maple) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja

栴 • (jeon) (hangeul 전, revised jeon, McCune–Reischauer chŏn, Yale cen)

  1. (단향목) sandalwood

Compounds

See also

References

  1. ^ This meaning is contrasted with Japanese making sense of bead tree or Melia azedarach.

Vietnamese

Han character

栴: Hán Nôm readings: chiên

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