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Translingual
Han character
軟 (Kangxi radical 159, 車+4, 11 strokes, cangjie input 十十弓人 (JJNO), four-corner 57082, composition ⿰車欠)
Derived characters
- 𫣑, 㜛, 𢕢, 𣼴, 𤡋, 𥊡, 𨅄, 𨉻, 𬝵, 簐, 𫺸
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1240, character 26
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38213
- Dae Jaweon: page 1716, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3518, character 15
- Unihan data for U+8EDF
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 陾
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*njɯ, *noːʔ
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| 腝
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*nuːs, *njonʔ, *nuːns
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| 堧
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*noːls, *njon
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| 稬
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*noːls, *noːnʔ, *noːns
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| 愞
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*noːls, *noːns, *njonʔ
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| 煗
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*noːnʔ
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| 餪
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*noːnʔ
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| 渜
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*noːnʔ, *noːns
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| 偄
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*noːns, *njonʔ
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| 瑌
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*njon, *njonʔ
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| 軟
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*njonʔ
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| 輭
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*njonʔ
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| 蝡
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*njonʔ, *njunʔ
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| 碝
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*njonʔ
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| 耎
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*njonʔ
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| 緛
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*njonʔ
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| 媆
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*nuːns
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *njonʔ) : semantic 車 + phonetic 耎 (OC *njonʔ). 耎 turned into 欠 over time due to a popular variant.
The meaning of the radical of the chariot is not fully clear. It could be linked to the synonym 柔, which indicates the wood soft enough to be cut, or it could indicate the concept of being tired and weak after dragging a heavy chariot, hence "soft"; the right component could add part of the meaning, since it originally depicts a man under the rain, hence getting soaked (perhaps while dragging a heavy chariot). Today's component 欠 depicts a man kneeling with an open mouth, perhaps while breathing due to exhaustion.
Etymology
Probably cognate with 柔 (OC *mlju, “soft”), see there for more (STEDT).
Pronunciation
Note:
- loán - literary;
- nńg/núi - vernacular (“soft; weak; easily moved; relaxed”).
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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軟
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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10902
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Phonetic
component
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耎
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Rime
group
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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輭
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Old
Chinese
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/*njonʔ/
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| Notes
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俗輭字，集韻正體從㞋聲
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Definitions
軟
- soft; flexible; pliable
貓的毛摸上去很軟 [MSC, trad.]
猫的毛摸上去很软 [MSC, simp.]- māo de máo mō shàngqù hěn ruǎn
- A cat's fur is soft to the touch.
泥很軟，我們的腳都陷進去了。 [MSC, trad.]
泥很软，我们的脚都陷进去了。 [MSC, simp.]- Ní hěn ruǎn, wǒmen de jiǎo dōu xiàn jìnqù le.
- The mud was soft and our feet sank in.
- soft; gentle; mild; relaxed
他的態度軟了下來。 [MSC, trad.]
他的态度软了下来。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā de tàidù ruǎn le xiàlái.
- His attitude has softened.
- 他的聲音很軟。／他的声音很软。 ― Tā de shēngyīn hěn ruǎn. ― His voice is very gentle.
- weak; feeble
- 她的兩腿發軟。／她的两腿发软。 ― Tā de liǎng tuǐ fā ruǎn. ― Her legs felt weak.
- (Cantonese, Hokkien) easily moved and swayed; empathic; unable to uphold the initial opinion
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “soft”): 硬 (yìng)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
軟
(Jōyō kanji)
- soft; flexible; pliable
- soft; gentle; mild
- weak; feeble
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
軟 • (yeon) (hangeul 연, revised yeon, McCune–Reischauer yŏn, Yale yen)
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Vietnamese
Han character
軟: Hán Nôm readings: nhuyễn, nhiễn, nhũn, nhung
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