耑

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See also: 專 and 端
耑 U+8011, 耑
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Translingual

Han character

耑 (Kangxi radical 126, 而+3, 9 strokes, cangjie input 山一月中 (UMBL), four-corner 22227, composition ⿱山而)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 962, character 2
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28880
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1410, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2812, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+8011

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 耑
Shang Spring and Autumn Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Chu slip and silk script Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
Characters in the same phonetic series (耑) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
揣 *toːlʔ, *sʰrolʔ
褍 *toːlʔ, *toːn
惴 *tjols
圌 *djol, *djon
篅 *djol, *djon
瑞 *djols
端 *toːn
剬 *toːn, *tjonʔ
偳 *toːn, *tʰoːn
鍴 *toːn
耑 *toːn
踹 *toːns, *djonʔ
湍 *tʰoːn, *tjon
煓 *tʰoːn
貒 *tʰoːn, *tʰoːns
諯 *stʰons, *tjon, *tʰjons, *djon
顓 *tjon
喘 *tʰjonʔ
遄 *djon
輲 *djon
椯 *djon
歂 *djon, *djonʔ
腨 *djonʔ

Pictogram (象形) : The initial leaves and branches of a plant on top, and its roots on the bottom. Alternatively, a person's feet and hair, signifying ends or extremity.

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 耑 – see 端 (“to hold something level with hand; end; tip; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 端).

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.
 耑

Pronunciation

Definitions

耑

  1. Alternative form of 專／专 (zhuān)
  2. Alternative form of 𦓝 (“ancient wine vessel”)

Japanese

Kanji

耑

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. specialized
  2. concentrated

Readings

  • On (unclassified): せん (sen)、たん (tan)
  • Kun: はし (hashi, 耑)

Korean

Hanja

耑 • (dan) (hangeul 단, revised dan, McCune–Reischauer tan, Yale tan)

  1. end
  2. limit

Vietnamese

Han character

耑: Hán Nôm readings: chuyên, đoan, xuyền

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