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Translingual
Han character
臤 (Kangxi radical 131, 臣+2, 8 strokes, cangjie input 尸中水 (SLE), composition ⿰臣又)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 999, character 16
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30070
- Dae Jaweon: page 1450, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2802, character 1
- Unihan data for U+81E4
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 臤
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*kʰaːn, *kʰriːn, *ɡiːn, *kʰins
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| 掔
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*kʰriːn, *kʰiːn
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| 慳
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*kʰriːn
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| 藖
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*ɡriːn, *ɡriːns
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| 堅
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*kiːn
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| 鋻
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*kiːn, *kiːns
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| 鰹
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*kiːn
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| 蜸
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*kʰiːnʔ
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| 菣
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*kʰiːns, *kʰins
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| 賢
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*ɡiːn
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| 礥
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*ɡiːn, *ɢrin
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| 臔
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*ɡiːnʔ
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| 挋
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*kiŋs
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| 臣
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*ɡiŋ
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| 茞
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*ɡiŋ
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| 腎
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*ɡjinʔ
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| 頣
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*hŋiŋʔ
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| 緊
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*kinʔ
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| 嚚
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*ŋɡriŋ
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| 鏗
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*kʰreːŋ
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| 摼
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*kʰreːŋ
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| 硻
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*kʰreːŋ
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Pronunciation 1
| Rime
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| Character
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臤
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臤
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臤
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| Reading #
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1/4
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2/4
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4/4
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| Initial (聲)
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溪 (29)
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溪 (29)
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溪 (29)
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| Final (韻)
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寒 (61)
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山 (73)
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眞 (44)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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I
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II
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III
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| Fanqie
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苦寒切
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苦閑切
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去刃切
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| Baxter
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khan
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khean
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khinH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/kʰɑn/
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/kʰˠɛn/
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/kʰˠiɪnH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/kʰɑn/
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/kʰᵚæn/
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/kʰᵚinH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/kʰɑn/
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/kʰæn/
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/kʰienH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/kʰan/
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/kʰəɨn/
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/kʰjinH/
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Li
Rong
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/kʰɑn/
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/kʰɛn/
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/kʰjĕnH/
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Wang
Li
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/kʰɑn/
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/kʰæn/
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/kʰǐĕnH/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/kʰɑn/
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/kʰăn/
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/kʰi̯ĕnH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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kān
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qiān
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qìn
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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hon1
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haan1
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han3
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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臤
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臤
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臤
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| Reading #
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1/4
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2/4
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4/4
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| No.
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1324
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1326
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1348
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Phonetic
component
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臣
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臣
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臣
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Rime
group
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元
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眞
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眞
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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看
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慳
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菣
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Old
Chinese
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/*kʰaːn/
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/*kʰriːn/
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/*kʰins/
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Definitions
臤
- (obsolete) firm and solid; rigid; stable
References
Pronunciation 2
See also
Japanese
Kanji
臤
(Hyōgai kanji)
- hard
- wise
Readings
Korean
Hanja
臤 • (gan) (hangeul 간, revised gan, McCune–Reischauer kan, Yale kan)
- wise
- hard
