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Translingual
Han character
箭 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 竹廿月弓 (HTBN), four-corner 88221, composition ⿱𥫗前)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 889, character 34
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26193
- Dae Jaweon: page 1317, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2994, character 8
- Unihan data for U+7BAD
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 媊
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*ʔslel, *ʔslenʔ
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| 煎
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*ʔslen, *ʔslens
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| 湔
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*ʔslen, *ʔslens, *ʔsleːn, *zleːn
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| 鬋
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*ʔslen, *ʔslenʔ, *ʔslens
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| 剪
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*ʔslenʔ
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| 翦
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*ʔslenʔ
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| 譾
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*ʔslenʔ
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| 揃
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*ʔslenʔ
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| 箭
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*ʔslens
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| 葥
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*ʔslens
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| 前
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*zleːn
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| 騚
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*zleːn
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| 歬
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*zleːn
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔslens) : semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 前 (OC *zleːn).
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Note:
- chiàn - literary;
- chìⁿ - vernacular.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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箭
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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jiàn
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsjenH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*en-s/
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| English
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arrow
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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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箭
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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10250
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Phonetic
component
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前
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Rime
group
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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箭
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔslens/
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Definitions
箭
- (archery, weaponry) arrow (Classifier: 支 m c mn)
- type of bamboo
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
箭 (“arrow”)
Compounds
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji
箭
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Etymology
Noun
箭 • (ya)
- Alternative spelling of 矢 (“arrow”).
Korean
Hanja
箭 (eumhun 화살 전 (hwasal jeon))
- Hanja form? of 전 (“arrow”).
Vietnamese
Han character
箭: Hán Nôm readings: tiến, tiễn, tên
Noun
箭
- chữ Hán form of tiễn (“arrow”).