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Translingual
Han character
汗 (Kangxi radical 85, 水 +3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 水一十 (EMJ ), four-corner 31140 , composition ⿰氵 干 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 605 , character 11
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17130
Dae Jaweon: page 999, character 4
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1550, character 6
Unihan data for U+6C57
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
訐
*krads, *krads, *ked, *kad
肝
*kaːn
竿
*kaːn
干
*kaːn
奸
*kaːn
玕
*kaːn
汗
*kaːn, *ɡaːn, *ɡaːns
迀
*kaːn
忓
*kaːn, *ɡaːns
鳱
*kaːn
邗
*kaːn, *ɡaːn
秆
*kaːnʔ
矸
*kaːnʔ, *kaːns, *ɡaːns
仠
*kaːnʔ
皯
*kaːnʔ
衦
*kaːnʔ
簳
*kaːnʔ
擀
*kaːnʔ
旰
*kaːns
盰
*kaːns
幹
*kaːns
杆
*kaːns
骭
*kaːns, *ɡraːns
桿
*kaːnʔ
趕
*kaːnʔ
稈
*kaːnʔ
刊
*kʰaːn
靬
*kʰaːn, *kʰaːns, *kreːn, *kan
衎
*kʰaːnʔ, *kʰaːns
犴
*ŋaːn, *ŋaːns
豻
*ŋaːn, *ŋaːns, *ɦŋaːns, *ŋ̊ʰraːn
頇
*ŋaːns, *hŋaːn, *ŋaːd
岸
*ŋɡaːns
鼾
*qʰaːn, *ɢaːns
罕
*qʰaːnʔ, *qʰaːns
焊
*qʰaːnʔ, *ɡaːns
蔊
*qʰaːnʔ
虷
*ɡaːn
旱
*ɡaːnʔ
皔
*ɡaːnʔ
釬
*ɡaːns
扞
*ɡaːns
閈
*ɡaːns
馯
*ɡaːns, *kʰraːn
捍
*ɡaːns, *ɡraːnʔ
悍
*ɡaːns
銲
*ɡaːns
垾
*ɡaːns
駻
*ɡaːns
睅
*ɡʷranʔ
娨
*ɡraːns
飦
*kan
赶
*ɡan, *ɡʷad
軒
*qʰan
蓒
*qʰan
酐
*qʰaːŋʔ
澣
*ɡʷaːnʔ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *kaːn, *ɡaːn, *ɡaːns ) : semantic 水 + phonetic 干 ( OC *kaːn) .
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-(k/ŋ)rul ( “ sweat ” ) . Compare Tibetan རྔུལ ( rngul , “ sweat ” ) .
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : hàn (han4 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄏㄢˋ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : han4
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : хан (han, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : hon6
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : hon5
Gan (Wiktionary ) : hon5
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : hon
(Hailu , HRS ) : hon˖
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : hon4
Jin (Wiktionary ) : han3
Northern Min (KCR ) : gūing
Eastern Min (BUC ) : gâng / hâng
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : kōaⁿ / hān
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : guan7 / hang2
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 6 ghoe
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : han5
Note :
gâng - vernacular;
hâng - literary.
Note :
kōaⁿ - vernacular;
hān - literary.
Note :
guan7 - vernacular;
hang2 - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
汗
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
hàn
Middle Chinese
‹ hanH ›
Old Chinese
/*Cə.ˁa-s/
English
sweat (n.)
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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
汗
Reading #
3/3
No.
3616
Phonetic component
干
Rime group
元
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
翰
Old Chinese
/*ɡaːns/
Definitions
汗
sweat ; perspiration (Classifier : 滴 m c )
我 正 流 著 汗 。/ 我 正 流 着 汗 。 ― Wǒ zhèng liú zhe hàn . ― I'm dripping with sweat .
出 了 一 頭 大 汗 / 出 了 一 头 大 汗 ― chū le yī tóu dà hàn ― to sweat so much that the head is drenched
他 去 跑步 流 了 一 身 汗 。 [MSC , trad. and simp. ] Tā qù pǎobù liú le yī shēn hàn . He is drenched in sweat after running.
( literary , or in compounds) to sweat ; to perspire
( literary ) condensation on bamboo when put over fire
Used in 汗漫 .
( Internet slang ) Word used to express embarrassment , speechlessness or helplessness .
a surname : Han
Synonyms
( perspiration ) : 汗水 (hànshuǐ )
( to sweat ) :
冒汗 ( màohàn ) 出汗 ( chūhàn ) 排汗 ( páihàn ) 標汗 / 标汗 ( biu1 hon6 ) ( Cantonese ) 流汗 ( liúhàn ) 發汗 / 发汗 ( fāhàn )
Compounds
Descendants
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
汗
Reading #
2/3
No.
3612
Phonetic component
干
Rime group
元
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
寒
Old Chinese
/*ɡaːn/
Definitions
汗
Short for 可汗 (kèhán ).
蒙古 大汗 ― Ménggǔ dàhàn ― Mongol Khagan
a surname : Han
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
汗
Reading #
1/3
No.
3573
Phonetic component
干
Rime group
元
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
干
Old Chinese
/*kaːn/
Definitions
汗
Only used in 餘汗 / 馀汗 .
Japanese
Kanji
汗
(Jōyō kanji )
sweat
Readings
Etymology 1
From Old Japanese , from Proto-Japonic *asya .
Pronunciation
Noun
汗( あせ ) • (ase )
sweat
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 汗 (MC han| kan| hanH ).
Pronunciation
Affix
汗( かん ) • (kan )
sweat
Noun
汗( かん ) • (kan )
Synonym of ハン ( han ) : khan
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 “あせ 【汗】 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo : Shogakukan , 2000-2002, released online 2007 , →ISBN , concise edition entry available here
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974 ), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō
^ Nakai, Yukihiko, editor (2002 ), 京阪系アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō : Bensei , →ISBN
^ “かん 【汗】 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo : Shogakukan , 2000-2002, released online 2007 , →ISBN , concise edition entry available here
^ Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
汗 (eum 한 ( han ) )
(땀 한, ttam- ): sweat
(물 질펀할 한, mul-jilpeonhal- ): flood
(되 임금 한, doe-imgeum- ): khan
Synonyms
Compounds
See also
干 (간 , gan ) (translingual ) dry
Okinawan
Kanji
汗
(Jōyō kanji )
Readings
Noun
汗( あし ) (ashi )
sweat
Vietnamese
Han character
汗 : Hán Nôm readings: cạn , hãn , khan
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