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Translingual
Han character
遄 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 卜山一月 (YUMB), four-corner 32302, composition ⿺辶耑)
- to hurry
- quickly
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1261, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38988
- Dae Jaweon: page 1751, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3859, character 2
- Unihan data for U+9044
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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揣
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*toːlʔ, *sʰrolʔ
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褍
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*toːlʔ, *toːn
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惴
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*tjols
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圌
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*djol, *djon
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篅
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*djol, *djon
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瑞
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*djols
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端
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*toːn
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剬
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*toːn, *tjonʔ
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偳
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*toːn, *tʰoːn
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鍴
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*toːn
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耑
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*toːn
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踹
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*toːns, *djonʔ
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湍
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*tʰoːn, *tjon
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煓
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*tʰoːn
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貒
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*tʰoːn, *tʰoːns
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諯
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*stʰons, *tjon, *tʰjons, *djon
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顓
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*tjon
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喘
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*tʰjonʔ
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遄
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*djon
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輲
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*djon
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椯
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*djon
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歂
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*djon, *djonʔ
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腨
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*djonʔ
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Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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遄
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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2519
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Phonetic component
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耑
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Rime group
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元
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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遄
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Old Chinese
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/*djon/
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Definitions
遄
- (literary) immediately; soon; at once; quickly
人而無禮,胡不遄死? [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
人而无礼,胡不遄死? [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Rén ér wúlǐ, hú bù chuán sǐ?
- If a man observe no rules of propriety,
Why does he not quickly die?
君子如怒,亂庶遄沮。君子如祉,亂庶遄已。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
君子如怒,乱庶遄沮。君子如祉,乱庶遄已。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jūnzǐ rú nù, luàn shù chuán jǔ. Jūnzǐ rú zhǐ, luàn shù chuán yǐ.
- If he were to be angry with them, // The disorder would probably quickly be abated;
If he were to show his joy in the good, // The disorder would probably quickly cease.
榮汝之糧,不若遄歸也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
荣汝之粮,不若遄归也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Liezi, 1st – 5th century CE
- Róng rǔ zhī liáng, bùruò chuán guī yě.
- Now, if you still value what's left of your provisions, you'd better go back right now.
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
遄
(Hyōgai kanji)
- to hurry
- to go to and fro
Readings
Korean
Hanja
遄 • (cheon) (hangeul 천, revised cheon, McCune–Reischauer ch'ŏn)
- quick, fast