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Translingual
Han character
彦 (Kangxi radical 59, 彡+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹竹竹竹 (YHHHH), composition ⿸产彡)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 363, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9981
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 854, character 9
- Unihan data for U+5F66
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 喭
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*ŋaːns, *ŋrans
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| 鏟
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*sŋ̊ʰreːnʔ, *sŋ̊ʰraːns
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| 産
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*sŋreːnʔ
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| 簅
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*sreːnʔ
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| 摌
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*sreːnʔ
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| 嵼
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*sŋreːnʔ
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| 滻
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*sŋreːnʔ
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| 顏
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*ŋraːn
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| 楌
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*ŋraːn
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| 偐
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*ŋraːns
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| 齴
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*ŋranʔ
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| 遃
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*ŋranʔ
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| 嵃
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*ŋranʔ
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| 彦
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*ŋrans
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| 諺
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*ŋrans
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Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 彦 – see 彥 (“person of virtue and ability”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of 彥). |
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Etymology 2
Japanese
Kanji
彦
(Jinmeiyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 彥)
- accomplished young man
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
| Alternative spelling
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| 彥 (kyūjitai)
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| For pronunciation and definitions of 彦 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 彦, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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References
- Ishihara, Michihiro (1985 May 16) [c. 3rd century] Shintei Gishi Wajinden: Chūgoku Seishi Nihonden (1) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN, pages 105-106
Korean
Hanja
彦 (eum 언 (eon))
- Alternative form of 彥
References