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Translingual
Han character
鑽 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+19, 27 strokes, cangjie input 金竹山金 (CHUC), four-corner 84186, composition ⿰釒贊)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1327, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41082
- Dae Jaweon: page 1828, character 31
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4276, character 7
- Unihan data for U+947D
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 贊
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*ʔsaːns
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| 趲
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*ʔsaːns, *zaːnʔ
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| 讚
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*ʔsaːns
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| 酇
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*ʔsaːns, *zoːn
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| 饡
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*ʔsaːns
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| 濽
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*ʔsaːns
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| 襸
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*ʔsaːns
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| 攢
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*ʔsaːns, *ʔsoːnʔ
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| 瓚
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*zaːnʔ
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| 禶
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*zaːnʔ, *zoːn
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| 穳
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*zaːns, *zoːn
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| 囋
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*zaːns, *zaːd
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| 鑽
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*ʔsoːn, *ʔsoːns
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| 劗
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*ʔsoːn, *zoːn
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| 纘
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*ʔsoːnʔ
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| 儧
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*ʔsoːnʔ
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| 鄼
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*ʔsoːnʔ
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| 欑
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*ʔsoːnʔ, *zoːn
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| 籫
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*ʔsoːnʔ
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| 巑
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*zoːn
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| 攅
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*zoːns
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsoːn, *ʔsoːns) : semantic 釒 + phonetic 贊 (OC *ʔsaːns).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsow-t (“to pierce, plant, erect; a thorn”). Cognate with Burmese စူး (cu:, “to be pierced”), 竄 (OC *sʰoːn, *sʰoːns, “to flee, exile”) (STEDT).
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- choàn - literary;
- chǹg/chuìⁿ - vernacular.
Note:
- zeng3 - literary;
- neng3 - vernacular.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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鑽
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zuān
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tswan ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁor/
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| English
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perforate, penetrate
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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鑽
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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16527
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Phonetic
component
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贊
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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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鑚
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔsoːn/
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Definitions
鑽
- to drill; to bore
- to study intensively
- to go deep into or go through; to get into; to break through; to pierce
- to secure personal gain
Synonyms
- 戮空 (Hokkien)
- 打孔 (dǎkǒng)
- 打洞 (dǎdòng)
- 打眼 (dǎyǎn)
- 打窿 (Cantonese)
- 拍空 (Hokkien)
- 穿孔 (chuānkǒng)
- 鑿／凿
- 鑽孔／钻孔 (zuānkǒng)
- (to secure personal gain): 鑽營／钻营 (zuānyíng)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Note:
- choàn - literary;
- chǹg/chuìⁿ - vernacular.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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鑽
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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16535
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Phonetic
component
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贊
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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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䂎
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔsoːns/
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Definitions
鑽
- drill; auger (tool)
- diamond
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
鑽
(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 鑚)
- to start a fire (by friction)
Readings
Compounds
Usage notes
An extended shinjitai character, 鑚 (U+945A) is available for this character.
Korean
Hanja
鑽 • (chan) (hangeul 찬)
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Vietnamese
Han character
鑽: Hán Nôm readings: toản, xoảng, xoàn
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