仞

See also: 仭

仞	U+4EDE, 仞 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4EDE

← 仝
[U+4EDD]

CJK Unified Ideographs

仟 →
[U+4EDF]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

仞 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 人尸竹戈 (OSHI), four-corner 2722₀, composition ⿰亻刃)

Derived characters

𮅄, 𪫫

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 93, character 4
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 379
Dae Jaweon: page 197, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 115, character 7
Unihan data for U+4EDE

Chinese

trad.		仞
simp. ^#		仞

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 仞
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Small seal script s05661
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Characters in the same phonetic series (刃) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
涊	nɯːnʔ, njɯnʔ
紉	*nɯn
忍	*njɯnʔ
荵	*njɯnʔ
刃	*njɯns
認	njɯns, njɯŋs
仞	*njɯns
軔	*njɯns
韌	*njɯns
肕	*njɯns
牣	*njɯns
杒	*njɯns
訒	*njɯns

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rèn (ren⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rèn
  - Wade–Giles: jên⁴
  - Yale: rèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renn
  - Palladius: жэнь (žɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jan⁶
  - Yale: yahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²²/

Middle Chinese: nyinH

Rime
Character	仞
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	而振切
Baxter	nyinH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵiɪn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵin^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑjen^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵin^H/
Li Rong	/ȵiĕn^H/
Wang Li	/ȵʑĭĕn^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȵʑi̯ĕn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	rèn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jan⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*njɯns/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	仞
Reading #	1/1
No.	10833
Phonetic component	刃
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	刃
Old Chinese	/*njɯns/

Definitions

仞

(historical) a unit of measure, which had been defined to be 8 chi, 7 chi, 5 chi 6 cun, and 4 chi
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to fathom; to measure depth or height
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 刃 (rèn, “blade; sword; knife”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 牣 (rèn, “to fill; full”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 認 / 认 (rèn, “to recognize”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 忍 (rěn, “to endure”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 韌 / 韧 (rèn, “strong, tough”)
(historical) a place in Chu during the Spring and Autumn period

Compounds

千仞 (qiānrèn)
壁立千仞 (bìlìqiānrèn)
振衣千仞岡 / 振衣千仞冈
為山九仞，功虧一簣 / 为山九仞，功亏一篑
萬仞 / 万仞

References

諸橋轍次 (Morohashi Tetsuji), chief ed. 大漢和辞典 (Dai Kan-Wa Jiten, “Comprehensive Chinese–Japanese Dictionary”). 13 vols. 1955–1960. Revised and enlarged ed. 1984–1986. Tokyo: Taishukan.

Japanese

Kanji

仞

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

Go-on: にん (nin)
Kan-on: じん (jin)
Kun: はかる (hakaru, 仞る)

Pronunciation

Kanji in this term
仞
じん Hyōgai
kan'on

(Tokyo) じん [jíꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑĩɴ]

Noun

仞(じん) • (jin)

ren, ancient Chinese unit of measure

Korean

Hanja

仞 (eum 인 (in))

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Vietnamese

Han character

仞: Hán Nôm readings: nhẩn, nhận

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References

Nom Foundation