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Translingual
Han character
檳 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+14, 18 strokes, cangjie input 木十一金 (DJMC), four-corner 43986, composition ⿰木賓)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 558, character 36
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15734
- Dae Jaweon: page 948, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1310, character 9
- Unihan data for U+6AB3
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 蠙
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*biːn, *bin
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| 賓
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*mpin
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| 檳
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*pin
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| 鑌
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*pin
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| 濱
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*pin
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| 顮
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*pin
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| 儐
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*pin, *pins
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| 矉
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*pin
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| 擯
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*pins
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| 殯
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*pins
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| 鬢
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*pins
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| 繽
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*pʰin
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| 嬪
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*bin
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| 薲
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*bin
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| 獱
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*bin
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| 臏
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*binʔ
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| 髕
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*binʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pin) : semantic 木 + phonetic 賓 (OC *mpin).
Pronunciation
Note: bīn - standard in Mainland in
香檳／香槟 (
xiāngbīn) and
檳子／槟子 (
bīnzi).
- Cantonese
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Zhangzhou, Taichung, Hsinchu, Yilan, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
- Wu
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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檳
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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838
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Phonetic
component
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賓
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Rime
group
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眞
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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賔
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Old
Chinese
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/*pin/
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Definitions
檳
- Used in compounds.
- (Malaysia, Singapore) Short for 檳城／槟城 (Bīnchéng, “Penang, Malaysia”).
- 檳市廳／槟市厅 ― Bīn shìtīng ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
檳
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- betel nut; betel palm tree
Readings
Korean
Hanja
檳 • (bin) (hangeul 빈, revised bin, McCune–Reischauer pin, Yale pin)
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Vietnamese
Han character
檳: Hán Nôm readings: tân
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