蔫

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蔫 U+852B, 蔫
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-852B
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Translingual

Han character

蔫 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 廿一卜火 (TMYF), four-corner 44327, composition ⿱艹焉)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1055, character 23
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31837
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1518, character 11
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3274, character 18
  • Unihan data for U+852B

Chinese

trad. 蔫
simp. # 蔫
2nd round simp. 𦮴

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (焉) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
嘕 *qʰran
嫣 *qʰran, *qran, *qranʔ, *qans
焉 *qran, *ɢan, *qan
鄢 *qran, *qanʔ, *qans
蔫 *qran, *qan
漹 *ɢan, *qans
傿 *qans

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qran, *qan) : semantic 艹 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 焉 (OC *qran, *ɢan, *qan).

Pronunciation 1

Rime
Character 蔫 蔫
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 影 (34) 影 (34)
Final (韻) 元 (65) 仙 (79)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 謁言切 於乾切
Baxter 'jon 'jen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ʔɨɐn/ /ʔˠiᴇn/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ʔiɐn/ /ʔᵚiɛn/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ʔiɐn/ /ʔiæn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ʔɨan/ /ʔian/
Li
Rong 		/ʔiɐn/ /ʔjɛn/
Wang
Li 		/ĭɐn/ /ĭɛn/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ʔɨ̯ɐn/ /ʔi̯ɛn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yān yān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		jin1 jin1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 蔫 蔫
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 14230 14234
Phonetic
component 		焉 焉
Rime
group 		元 元
Rime
subdivision 		1 1
Corresponding
MC rime 		焉 蔫
Old
Chinese 		/*qran/ /*qan/

Definitions

蔫

  1. listless
  2. (dialectal) slow-tempered; sluggish

Pronunciation 2

Note:
  • iêng1 - Chaozhou;
  • iang1 - Shantou, Singapore.
    Rime
    Character 蔫 蔫
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    Initial (聲) 影 (34) 影 (34)
    Final (韻) 元 (65) 仙 (79)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open Open
    Division (等) III III
    Fanqie 謁言切 於乾切
    Baxter 'jon 'jen
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ʔɨɐn/ /ʔˠiᴇn/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ʔiɐn/ /ʔᵚiɛn/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ʔiɐn/ /ʔiæn/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ʔɨan/ /ʔian/
    Li
    Rong         		/ʔiɐn/ /ʔjɛn/
    Wang
    Li         		/ĭɐn/ /ĭɛn/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/ʔɨ̯ɐn/ /ʔi̯ɛn/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		yān yān
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		jin1 jin1
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 蔫 蔫
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    No. 14230 14234
    Phonetic
    component         		焉 焉
    Rime
    group         		元 元
    Rime
    subdivision         		1 1
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		焉 蔫
    Old
    Chinese         		/*qran/ /*qan/

    Definitions

    蔫

    1. wilted; shrivelled
    2. not fresh

    Compounds

    Japanese

    Kanji

    蔫

    (Hyōgai kanji)

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    Readings

    • On (unclassified): えん (en)、おん (on)
    • Kun: しぼむ (shibomu)
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