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See also:
U+8CFA, 賺
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8CFA

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 154, +10, 17 strokes, cangjie input 月金廿難金 (BCTXC), four-corner 68837, composition )

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1211, character 17
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36880
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1677, character 13
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3655, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+8CFA

Chinese

Glyph origin

Originally as 𧸖.

In the current form: Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *r'eːms) : semantic + phonetic (OC *keːm, *keːms).

Etymology 1

trad.
simp.
2nd round simp. ⿰贝专
alternative forms 𧸖

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation


Note: zhuànr - noun.
Note: zaam6 - obsolete.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (11)
Final () (151)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () II
Fanqie
Baxter dreamH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɖˠɛmH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɖᵚæmH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȡɐmH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɖəɨmH/
Li
Rong
/ȡɐmH/
Wang
Li
/ȡɐmH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ȡʱămH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhàn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zaam6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 6030
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
𧸖
Old
Chinese
/*r'eːms/
Notes

Definitions

  1. to make a profit
    大錢大钱  ―  zhuàn dàqián  ―  to make a huge profit
    [Cantonese]  ―  jau5 zaan6 mou5 sit6   ―  to profit and not lose money
  2. (regional) to earn (money)
  3. to win; to get
  4. (informal) profit
Synonyms
  • (to make a profit):
  • (to earn money):
  • (profit):
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of to make a profit): (péi)

Compounds

Descendants

  • Indonesian: cuan (profit)

Etymology 2

trad.
simp.

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (colloquial) to deceive; to fool; to cheat
Synonyms

Compounds

Etymology 3

trad.
simp.
alternative forms 𧸖


Eastern Min

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (Eastern Min, Southern Min, dialectal Wu) wrong; erroneous
Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. coax

Readings

  • On (unclassified): たん (tan)
  • Kun: すかす (sukasu, 賺す)

Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Việt readings: khiếm, trám

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