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Translingual
Han character
甄 (Kangxi radical 98, 瓦+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 一土一女弓 (MGMVN) or 難一土一女 (XMGMV), four-corner 11117, composition ⿰垔瓦)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 750, character 23
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21557
- Dae Jaweon: page 1158, character 36
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1427, character 14
- Unihan data for U+7504
Chinese
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- 甄 (Written Standard Chinese?)
- 甄姓 (Written Standard Chinese?)
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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黫
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*qriːn
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甄
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*ken, *kin
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薽
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*ken, *kjin
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籈
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*ken, *kjin
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煙
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*qiːn
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湮
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*qiːn, *qin
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堙
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*qin
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禋
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*qin
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闉
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*qin
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垔
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*qin
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陻
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*qin
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諲
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*qin
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歅
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*qin
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鄄
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*kʷens
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ken, *kin) : phonetic 垔 (OC *qin) + semantic 瓦.
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Note: zan1 - variant.
Note: zêng1/êng1 - Jieyang.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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甄
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zhēn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tsyin ›
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Old Chinese
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/*t.qi/
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English
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potter"s wheel
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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甄
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甄
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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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15189
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15194
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Phonetic component
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垔
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垔
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Rime group
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元
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眞
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Rime subdivision
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2
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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甄
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Old Chinese
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/*ken/
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/*kin/
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Notes
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原誤側鄰,依韻目注改
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Definitions
甄
- to make pottery
- potter's wheel
- to examine; to distinguish; to select the best
- a surname
- 甄子丹 [Cantonese] ― jan1 zi2 daan1 ― Donnie Yen (Hong Kong actor)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
甄
(Hyōgai kanji)
- ceramic, porcelain
- distinction; to distinguish
- clear, distinct
Readings
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 甄 (MC tsyin|kjien).
Pronunciation
Affix
甄 • (ken)
- porcelain, ceramic
Usage notes
Only appears in compounds.
Compounds
Proper noun
甄 • (Ken)
- a surname
Etymology 2
Rare alternative spelling for 陶 (sue).
For pronunciation and definitions of 甄 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 甄, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)
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Korean
Hanja
甄 • (gyeon, jin) (hangeul 견, 진, revised gyeon, jin, McCune–Reischauer kyŏn, chin, Yale kyen, cin)
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Vietnamese
Han character
甄: Hán Nôm readings: chân, nhân
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