勘
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Translingual
Han character
勘 (Kangxi radical 19, 力+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 廿女大尸 (TVKS), four-corner 44727, composition ⿰甚力)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 148, character 19
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2393
- Dae Jaweon: page 334, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 373, character 18
- Unihan data for U+52D8
Chinese
| trad. | 勘 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 勘 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 勘 | |
|---|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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| Old Chinese | |
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| 湛 | *ʔl'uːm, *r'uːmʔ, *l'um |
| 媅 | *ʔl'uːm |
| 黮 | *l̥ʰuːmʔ, *l'uːmʔ |
| 糂 | *sluːmʔ |
| 堪 | *kʰluːm |
| 戡 | *kʰluːm, *ʔl'umʔ |
| 嵁 | *kʰluːm, *ŋɡluːm, *ŋɡluːmʔ, *sɡruːmʔ, *kʰruːm |
| 歁 | *kʰluːmʔ, *kʰluːb |
| 勘 | *kʰluːms |
| 磡 | *kʰuːms |
| 墈 | *kʰuːms |
| 偡 | *r'uːmʔ |
| 碪 | *ʔl'um |
| 椹 | *ʔl'um |
| 揕 | *ʔl'ums |
| 踸 | *l̥ʰumʔ |
| 鍖 | *l̥ʰumʔ |
| 斟 | *kljum |
| 諶 | *ɡljum |
| 愖 | *ɡljum |
| 瘎 | *ɡljum |
| 煁 | *ɡljum |
| 甚 | *ɡljumʔ, *ɡljums |
| 葚 | *ɦljumʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰluːms) : semantic 力 (“strong”) + phonetic 甚 (OC *ɡljumʔ, *ɡljums) – to look at carefully, strongly.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kan
- Wade–Giles: kʻan1
- Yale: kān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kan
- Palladius: кань (kanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ham3 / ham1
- Yale: ham / hām
- Cantonese Pinyin: ham3 / ham1
- Guangdong Romanization: hem3 / hem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐm³³/, /hɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: khomH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*kʰluːms/
Definitions
勘
- to proofread; to compare
- to investigate
Compounds
References
- “勘”, 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
勘
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 勘 |
| かん Grade: S |
| kan'on |
From Middle Chinese 勘 (MC khomH).
Pronunciation
Noun
- perception; intuition; the sixth sense
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- 君のような勘のいいガキは嫌いだよ
- Kimi no yō na kan no ii gaki wa kirai da yo
- I hate sharp-witted brats like you.
- 君のような勘のいいガキは嫌いだよ
- Fullmetal Alchemist
Affix
References
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 勘 (MC khomH).
Hanja
- hanja form? of 감 (“consideration”)
Compounds
- 감정 (勘定, gamjeong, “calculation”)
- 감안 (勘案, gaman, “consideration”)