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Translingual
Han character
潺 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 水尸弓木 (ESND), four-corner 37147, composition ⿰氵孱)
- sound of flowing water
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 651, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18298
- Dae Jaweon: page 1061, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1749, character 11
- Unihan data for U+6F7A
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 孱
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*sɡreːn, *sɡreːnʔ, *sɡren
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| 潺
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*sɡreːn, *sɡren
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| 僝
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*sɡreːn, *sɡʷrens
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| 轏
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*sɡreːnʔ
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| 樼
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*skrinʔ
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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潺
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潺
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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1204
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1208
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Phonetic
component
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孱
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孱
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Rime
group
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元
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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虥
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潺
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Old
Chinese
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/*sɡreːn/
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/*sɡren/
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Definitions
潺
- The sound or appearance of flowing water. Used in compounds.
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
潺
- (Cantonese) slime; mucus
- (Matsu Eastern Min) spring water, water from the ground or from cracks in rocks
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
潺
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
潺 • (jan) (hangeul 잔, revised jan, McCune–Reischauer chan, Yale can)
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Vietnamese
Han character
潺: Hán Nôm readings: sờn, sàn, sớn
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