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Translingual
Han character
恩 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 田大心 (WKP), four-corner 60330, composition ⿱因心)
Derived characters
- 𫣆, 嗯, 𡟯, 𪩊, 𢞴, 摁, 𬻹, 𬃼, 煾, 𤨒, 䅰, 𨪜, 蒽, 𤹕
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 385, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10591
- Dae Jaweon: page 716, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2290, character 18
- Unihan data for U+6069
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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欭
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*qrils
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烟
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*qiːn, *qin
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胭
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*qiːn
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咽
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*qiːn, *qiːns, *qiːd
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恩
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*qɯːn
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煾
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*qɯːn
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因
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*qin
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姻
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*qin
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茵
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*qin
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鞇
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*qin
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氤
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*qin
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洇
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*qin
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駰
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*qin, *qrin
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絪
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*qin
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裀
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*qin
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *qɯːn) : phonetic 因 (OC *qin) + semantic 心 (“heart”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Gan
- Hakka
- Jin
- Northern Min
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Changtai, Zhangpu, Longyan, Yilan, Tainan)
- (Hokkien: Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Klang)
- (Hokkien: Sanxia)
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ng1 / eng1 / êng1 / ing1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ng / ṳng / eng / ing
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋ³³/, /ɯŋ³³/, /eŋ³³/, /iŋ³³/
Note:
- ng1 - Chaozhou;
- eng1 - Shantou, Chenghai, Raoping;
- êng1 - Jieyang;
- ing1 - Chaoyang, Puning, Huilai.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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恩
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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ēn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ʔon ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔˁə/
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English
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kindness, favor
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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恩
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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15174
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Phonetic component
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因
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Rime group
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文
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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恩
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Old Chinese
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/*qɯːn/
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Definitions
恩
- kindness; mercy; charity
- affection
- a surname: En
- (Mainland China) Short for 恩格斯 (Ēngésī, “Engels”).
Synonyms
- 恩典 (ēndiǎn)
- 恩德 (ēndé)
- 恩惠 (ēnhuì)
- 恩情 (ēnqíng)
- 恩意 (ēnyì) (literary)
- 恩施 (ēnshī) (literary)
- 恩義/恩义 (ēnyì)
Compounds
Descendants
Others:
References
Japanese
Kanji
恩
(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)
Readings
Compounds
Pronunciation
Noun
恩 • (on)
- obligation
References
Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
恩 (eumhun 은혜 은 (eunhye eun))
- Hanja form? of 은 (“favor”).
- Hanja form? of 은 (“grace”).
- Hanja form? of 은 (“mercy”).
Compounds
- 恩惠 (은혜, eunhye): grace
- 恩師 (은사, eunsa): teacher
- 恩人 (은인, eunin): savior
Vietnamese
Han character
恩: Hán Việt readings: ân
恩: Nôm readings: ơn, ân
- chữ Hán form of ân, ơn (“favor; grace”).
Compounds
References
Zhuang
Classifier
恩
- Sawndip form of aen