炫

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炫 U+70AB, 炫
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Translingual

Han character

炫 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 火卜女戈 (FYVI), four-corner 90832, composition ⿰火玄)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 668, character 19
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18948
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1077, character 20
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2197, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+70AB

Chinese

trad. 炫
simp. # 炫
alternative forms 眩
衒

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (玄) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
弦 *ɡeːn
絃 *ɡeːn, *qʰʷeːn
舷 *ɡeːn
痃 *ɡeːn
胘 *ɡeːn, *ɡʷeːn
蚿 *ɡeːn
伭 *ɡeːn
婱 *ɡeːn
玄 *ɡʷeːn
眩 *ɡʷeːn, *ɡʷeːn
玹 *ɡʷeːn, *ɡʷeːn
玆 *ɡʷeːn
詃 *kʷeːn
泫 *ɡʷeːn
鉉 *ɡʷeːn
炫 *ɡʷeːn
袨 *ɡʷeːn
衒 *ɡʷeːn
惤 *ɡʷreːŋ

Etymology

Related to 熒 (OC *ɡʷeːŋ) (Schuessler, 2007). See there for more.

Pronunciation

Note:
  • hiang5 - Shantou, Jieyang, Chenghai, Chaoyang;
  • hiêng5 - Chaozhou.
    Rime
    Character 炫
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
    Final (韻) 先 (86)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Closed
    Division (等) IV
    Fanqie 黃練切
    Baxter hwenH
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ɦwenH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ɦʷenH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ɣuɛnH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ɦwɛnH/
    Li
    Rong         		/ɣuenH/
    Wang
    Li         		/ɣiwenH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ɣiwenH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		xuàn
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		jyun6
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 炫
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 14038
    Phonetic
    component         		玄
    Rime
    group         		元
    Rime
    subdivision         		2
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		泫
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɡʷeːn/

    Definitions

    炫

    1. to show off; to boast
    2. to shine; to dazzle
    3. to puzzle
    4. bravery (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

    Compounds

    References

    Japanese

    Kanji

    炫

    (Hyōgai kanji)

    1. shine
    2. glitter
    3. show off
    4. flaunt

    Readings

    • On (unclassified): けん (ken)、げん (gen)
    • Kun: かがやく (kagayaku)

    Korean

    Hanja

    炫 (eum 현 (hyeon))

    1. shine
    2. glitter
    3. show off
    4. flaunt

    Vietnamese

    Han character

    炫: Hán Việt readings: huyễn

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