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Translingual
Han character
濫 (Kangxi radical 85, 水 +14 in Chinese , 水+15 in Japanese , 17 strokes in Chinese , 18 strokes in Japanese , cangjie input 水尸戈廿 (ESIT ) or 水尸一廿 (ESMT ), four-corner 38117 , composition ⿰氵 監 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 657 , character 3
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18521
Dae Jaweon: page 1067, character 8
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1766, character 9
Unihan data for U+6FEB
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
藍
*ɡ·raːm
襤
*ɡ·raːm
籃
*ɡ·raːm
懢
*ɡ·raːm, *ɡ·raːms
儖
*ɡ·raːm
蘫
*ɡ·raːm, *qʰlaːms
攬
*ɡ·raːmʔ
欖
*ɡ·raːmʔ
覽
*ɡ·raːmʔ
爁
*ɡ·raːmʔ, *ɡ·raːms, *ɡ·rams
擥
*ɡ·raːmʔ
灠
*ɡ·raːmʔ
濫
*ɡ·raːms, *ɡraːmʔ
嚂
*ɡ·raːms, *kʰlaːms, *qʰlaːmʔ
纜
*ɡ·raːms
監
*kraːm, *kraːms
礛
*kraːm
鑑
*kraːm, *kraːms, *kraːms
艦
*ɡraːmʔ
檻
*ɡraːmʔ, *ɡraːms
壏
*ɡraːmʔ
轞
*ɡraːmʔ
鹽
*ɡ·lam, *ɡ·lams
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *ɡ·raːms, *ɡraːmʔ ) : semantic 水 ( “ water ” ) + phonetic 監 ( OC *kraːm, *kraːms) .
Pronunciation 1
Note : laam5 - colloquial variant (“excessive”).
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
濫
Reading #
1/2
No.
6094
Phonetic component
監
Rime group
談
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese
/*ɡ·raːms/
Definitions
濫
to overflow ; to flood
excessive ; indiscriminate
( Eastern Min ) wet
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
濕 (“wet”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
濕
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
濕
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
濕
Taiwan
濕
Malaysia
濕
Singapore
濕
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
濕
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
濕
Central Plains Mandarin
Wanrong
濕
Xi'an
濕
Xining
濕
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
濕
Wuhan
濕
Guiyang
濕
Jianghuai Mandarin
Yangzhou
潮 , 濕
Hefei
潮
Cantonese
Guangzhou
濕
Hong Kong
濕
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
濕
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
濕
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
濕
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
濕
Macau
濕
Guangzhou (Panyu)
濕
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
濕
Guangzhou (Conghua)
濕
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
濕
Foshan
濕
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
濕
Foshan (Shunde)
濕
Foshan (Sanshui)
濕
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
濕
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
濕
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
濕
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
削
Zhuhai (Doumen)
削
Jiangmen (Baisha)
濕 , 削
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
濕 , 削
Taishan
削
Kaiping (Chikan)
濕 , 削
Enping (Niujiang)
削 , 濕
Heshan (Yayao)
濕
Dongguan
濕
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
濕
Shenzhen (Dapeng)
濕
Qingyuan
濕
Fogang
濕
Yingde (Hanguang)
濕
Yangshan
濕
Lianshan (Butian)
濕
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
濕
Shaoguan
濕
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
濕
Renhua
濕
Lechang
濕
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
濕
Sihui
濕
Guangning
濕
Deqing
濕
Huaiji
濕
Fengkai (Nanfeng)
濕
Yunfu
濕
Xinxing
濕
Luoding
濕
Yunan (Pingtai)
濕
Yangjiang
濕
Xinyi
濕
Lianjiang
濕
Nanning
濕
Hepu (Lianzhou)
濕
Danzhou
濕
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
濕
Singapore (Guangfu)
濕
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
濕
Gan
Nanchang
濕
Hakka
Meixian
濕
Changting
濕
Wuping
濕
Liancheng
濕
Ninghua
濕
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
濕
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
濕
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
濕
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
濕
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
濕
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
濕
Hong Kong
濕
Senai (Huiyang)
濕
Jin
Taiyuan
濕
Northern Min
Jian'ou
濕
Jian'ou (Dikou)
濕
Songxi
濕
Zhenghe
濕
Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
濕
Jianyang
濕
Wuyishan
濕
Pucheng (Shibei)
濕
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
濫
Fuzhou (Changle)
濫
Lianjiang
濫
Fuqing
濫
Pingtan
濫
Yongtai
濫
Minqing
濫
Gutian
濫
Pingnan
濫
Luoyuan
濫
Fu'an
澹 , 濫
Ningde
澹 , 濫
Xiapu
澹
Zherong
濫 , 澹
Shouning
澹
Zhouning
澹
Fuding
澹
Matsu
濫
Southern Min
Xiamen
澹
Xiamen (Tong'an)
澹
Quanzhou
澹 , 濕
Jinjiang
澹
Nan'an
澹
Shishi
澹
Hui'an
澹
Anxi
澹
Yongchun
澹 , 濕
Dehua
澹
Zhangzhou
澹
Zhangzhou (Longhai)
澹
Zhangzhou (Changtai)
澹
Hua'an
澹
Nanjing
澹
Pinghe
澹
Zhangpu
澹
Yunxiao
澹
Zhao'an
澹 , 濕
Dongshan
澹
Taipei
澹
Taipei (Wanhua)
澹
New Taipei (Tamsui)
澹
New Taipei (Sanxia)
澹
New Taipei (Pingxi)
澹
Kaohsiung
澹 , 濕
Kaohsiung (Cijin)
澹 , 濕
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
澹 , 濕
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
澹 , 濕
Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
澹 , 濕
Yilan
澹
Yilan (Toucheng)
澹 , 濕
Changhua (Lukang)
濕
Tainan
澹
Tainan (Anping)
澹
Taitung
濕
Hsinchu
澹
Kinmen
澹
Penghu (Magong)
澹
Penghu (Xiyu)
澹
Penang (Hokkien)
澹
Singapore (Hokkien)
澹
Manila (Hokkien)
澹
Longyan
澹
Zhangping
澹
Datian
澹
Pingnan (Shangdu)
濕
Chaozhou
澹
Shantou
澹
Shantou (Chenghai)
澹
Shantou (Chaoyang)
澹
Jieyang
澹
Haifeng
澹
Bangkok (Teochew)
澹
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
澹
Singapore (Teochew)
澹
Leizhou
澹
Wenchang
澹
Haikou
澹
Qionghai
澹
Singapore (Hainanese)
澹
Puxian Min
Putian
澹 , 澬
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
泱
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
澹
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
澹
Xianyou
泱 , 澹 rare , 澬
Xianyou (Fengting)
泱 , 澹 rare , 澬
Xianyou (Youyang)
泱 , 澹
Central Min
Yong'an
濕
Sanming (Sanyuan)
濕
Sanming (Shaxian)
濕
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
澹
Shehua
Fu'an
濕
Fuding
濕
Luoyuan
濕
Sanming
濕
Shunchang
濕
Hua'an
濕
Guixi (Zhangping)
濕
Cangnan
濕
Jingning (Hexi)
濕
Lishui
濕
Longyou
濕
Chaozhou
濕
Fengshun
濕
Wu
Shanghai
濕
Suzhou
濕 , 潮
Hangzhou
潮
Wenzhou
濫 , 濕
Xiang
Changsha
濕
Shuangfeng
濕
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
濫
Reading #
2/2
No.
6112
Phonetic component
監
Rime group
談
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
檻
Old Chinese
/*ɡraːmʔ/
Definitions
濫
† Alternative form of 監 / 监 ( “ eunuch , supervisor ” )
Japanese
Kanji
濫
(Jōyō kanji )
Readings
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 濫 (MC lamH ).
Pronunciation
Affix
濫( らん ) • (ran )
to overflow
excessive ; superfluous
Usage notes
In modern Japanese, 濫 is mostly replaced by 乱 , due to the deprecation of non-tōyō kanji caused by the Japanese script reform .
Derived terms
( Replaced by 乱 in modern orthography ) :
( Not replaced by 乱 in modern orthography ) :
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 濫 (MC lamH ).
Pronunciation
( initial position ) (SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
( non-initial position )
Hanja
Wikisource
濫 (eumhun 넘칠 람 ( neomchil ram ) , word-initial (South Korea) 넘칠 남 ( neomchil nam ) )
hanja form? of 람 /남 ( “ to overflow ” )
hanja form? of 람 /남 ( “ excessive ; superfluous ” )
Compounds
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Vietnamese
Han character
濫 : Hán Nôm readings: lạm , giậm , làm , lặm , lòm , lộm , lợm , lụm , luộm , trộm
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