舷

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 舷. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 舷, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 舷 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 舷 you have here. The definition of the word 舷 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of舷, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
舷 U+8237, 舷
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8237
← 舶
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 舸 →

Translingual

Han character

舷 (Kangxi radical 137, 舟+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹卜卜女戈 (HYYVI), four-corner 20432, composition ⿰舟玄)

  1. the sides of a boat, bulwarks
  2. a gunwale

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1010, character 13
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30403
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1468, character 11
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3060, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+8237

Chinese

trad. 舷
simp. # 舷
alternative forms 墘 Min Nan

Pronunciation

Note:
  • hiân - literary;
  • kîⁿ - vernacular.
Note:
  • hin5, gin5 - vernacular;
  • hiang5 - literary.
    Rime
    Character 舷
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
    Final (韻) 先 (85)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) IV
    Fanqie 胡田切
    Baxter hen
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ɦen/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ɦen/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ɣɛn/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ɦɛn/
    Li
    Rong         		/ɣen/
    Wang
    Li         		/ɣien/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/ɣien/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		xián
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		jin4
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 舷
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 14022
    Phonetic
    component         		玄
    Rime
    group         		元
    Rime
    subdivision         		2
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		賢
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɡeːn/

    Definitions

    舷

    1. sides of a boat (i.e. port and starboard)
    2. (Southern Min) side; edge

    Compounds

    References

    Japanese

    Kanji

    舷

    (Jōyō kanji)

    1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

    Readings

    • Go-on: げん (gen, Jōyō)
    • Kan-on: けん (ken)
    • Kun: ふなばた (funabata, 舷)

    Korean

    Etymology

    From Middle Chinese 舷 (MC hen). Recorded as Middle Korean 현 (hyen) (Yale: hyen) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

    Hanja

    Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

    Wikisource

    舷 (eumhun 뱃전 현 (baetjeon hyeon))

    1. hanja form? of 현 (“the sides of a boat”)

    Compounds

    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.
    Wikious
    Boobota
    Sagapedia