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Translingual
Han character
燦 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+13, 17 strokes, cangjie input 火卜水木 (FYED), four-corner 97894, composition ⿰火粲)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 684, character 30
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19468
- Dae Jaweon: page 1097, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2240, character 15
- Unihan data for U+71E6
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 餐
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*sʰaːn
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| 湌
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*sʰaːn
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| 粲
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*sʰaːns
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| 燦
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*sʰaːns
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| 璨
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*sʰaːns
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| 薒
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*sʰaːns
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| 殩
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*sʰoːns
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰaːns) : semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 粲 (OC *sʰaːns)
Etymology
Same word as 粲 (OC *sʰaːns). See there for etymology.
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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燦
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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1120
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Phonetic
component
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粲
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Rime
group
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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粲
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰaːns/
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| Notes
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見春秋繁露
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Definitions
燦
- vivid; illuminating
- bright; lustrous
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
燦
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- lustrous
Readings
Korean
Hanja
燦 (eum 찬 (chan))
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Vietnamese
Han character
燦: Hán Nôm readings: xán
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