韞

Translingual

Han character

韞 (Kangxi radical 178, 韋+10, 19 strokes, cangjie input 木手日月廿 (DQABT) or 木手田人廿 (DQWOT), four-corner 4651₇, composition ⿰韋昷(GV) or ⿰韋𥁕(HTJK))

1. an orange color
2. hide, conceal

Derived characters

• 𧄧

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1395, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43191
• Dae Jaweon: page 1910, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4508, character 2
• Unihan data for U+97DE

Chinese

Glyph origin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Definitions

韞

1. (literary) to contain; to hold in store

   • 有美玉於斯，韞匵而藏諸？求善賈而沽諸？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     有美玉于斯，韫𰅥而藏诸？求善贾而沽诸？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yǒu měiyù yú sī, yùn dú ér cáng zhū? Qiú shànjià ér gū zhū?

     There is a beautiful gem here. Should I lay it up in a case and keep it? or should I seek for a good price and sell it?

2. (literary) to hide; to conceal

Compounds

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Definitions

韞

1. ^† a red or orange color
2. ^† bow case

Compounds

References

• “韞”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. an orange color
2. hide
3. conceal

Readings

• On (unclassified): おん (on); うん (un)
• Kun: つつむ (tsutsumu, 韞む); おさめる (osameru, 韞める); かくす (kakusu, 韞す); かきいろ (kakīro)

References

• “韞”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015–2024

Korean

Hanja

韞 • (on) (hangeul 온, revised on, McCune–Reischauer on, Yale on)

1. hide
2. cover
3. box
4. orange