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Translingual
Han character
讕 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+17, 24 strokes, cangjie input 卜口日弓田 (YRANW), four-corner 07620, composition ⿰訁闌)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1187, character 16
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36142
- Dae Jaweon: page 1651, character 17
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4033, character 3
- Unihan data for U+8B95
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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蘭
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*ɡ·raːn
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攔
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*ɡ·raːn
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欄
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*ɡ·raːn
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瀾
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*ɡ·raːn, *ɡ·raːns
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讕
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*ɡ·raːn, *ɡ·raːnʔ, *ɡ·raːns
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闌
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*ɡ·raːn
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韊
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*ɡ·raːn
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幱
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*ɡ·raːn
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籣
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*ɡ·raːn
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躝
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*ɡ·raːn
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爛
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*ɡ·raːns
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爤
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*ɡ·raːns
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鑭
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*ɡ·raːns
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糷
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*ɡ·raːns
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斕
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*ɡ·reːn
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揀
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*kreːnʔ, *ɡ·reːns
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柬
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*kreːnʔ
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暕
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*kreːnʔ
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諫
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*kraːns
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練
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*ɡ·reːns
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鍊
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*ɡ·reːns
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煉
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*ɡ·reːns
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楝
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*ɡ·reːns
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萰
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*ɡ·reːns
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堜
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*ɡ·reːns
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湅
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*ɡ·reːns
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡ·raːn, *ɡ·raːnʔ, *ɡ·raːns) : semantic 言 (“speech”) + phonetic 闌 (OC *ɡ·raːn).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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讕
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讕
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讕
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Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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Initial (聲)
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來 (37)
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來 (37)
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來 (37)
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Final (韻)
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寒 (61)
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寒 (61)
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寒 (61)
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Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Division (等)
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I
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I
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I
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Fanqie
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落干切
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落旱切
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郎旰切
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Baxter
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lan
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lanX
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lanH
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/lɑn/
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/lɑnX/
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/lɑnH/
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Pan Wuyun
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/lɑn/
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/lɑnX/
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/lɑnH/
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Shao Rongfen
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/lɑn/
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/lɑnX/
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/lɑnH/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/lan/
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/lanX/
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/lanH/
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Li Rong
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/lɑn/
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/lɑnX/
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/lɑnH/
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Wang Li
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/lɑn/
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/lɑnX/
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/lɑnH/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/lɑn/
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/lɑnX/
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/lɑnH/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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lán
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lǎn
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làn
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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laan4
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laan5
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laan6
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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讕
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讕
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讕
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Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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No.
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6123
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6129
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6134
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Phonetic component
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柬
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柬
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柬
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Rime group
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元
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元
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元
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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蘭
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嬾
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爛
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡ·raːn/
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/*ɡ·raːnʔ/
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/*ɡ·raːns/
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Definitions
讕
- (literary) to calumniate; to slander
- (literary) to refuse to admit; to disavow
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
讕
- (Cantonese) to behave as if
細路,咪喺度食煙讕有型喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
细路,咪喺度食烟谰有型㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]- sai3 lou6, mai5 hai2 dou6 sik6 jin1 laan4-2 jau5 jing4 wo3.
- Kid, don't smoke thinking you're so cool.
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
讕
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
讕: Hán Việt readings: lan[1][2][3][4]
讕: Nôm readings: lơn[1]
- chữ Hán form of lan (“slander, disavow”).
References