僝

僝	U+50DD, 僝 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-50DD

← 僜
[U+50DC]

CJK Unified Ideographs

僞 →
[U+50DE]

Translingual

Han character

僝 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+12, 14 strokes, cangjie input 人尸弓木 (OSND), four-corner 2724₇, composition ⿰亻孱)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 116, character 28
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1103
Dae Jaweon: page 248, character 6
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 222, character 11
Unihan data for U+50DD

Chinese

simp. and trad.		僝
alternative forms		𠊩 original

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
孱	sɡreːn, sɡreːnʔ, *sɡren
潺	sɡreːn, sɡren
僝	sɡreːn, sɡʷrens
轏	*sɡreːnʔ
樼	*skrinʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sɡreːn, *sɡʷrens): semantic 亻 (“human”) + phonetic 孱 (OC *sɡreːn, *sɡreːnʔ, *sɡren).

Etymology

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Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuàn, chán (zhuan⁴, chan²)

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˋ, ㄔㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaan⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuàn
  - Wade–Giles: chuan⁴
  - Yale: jwàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juann
  - Palladius: чжуань (čžuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chán
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chán
  - Wade–Giles: chʻan²
  - Yale: chán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charn
  - Palladius: чань (čanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zaan⁶
  - Yale: jaahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzaan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zan⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːn²²/

Middle Chinese: dzrjwenH

Rime
Character	僝
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	崇 (20)
Final (韻)	仙 (80)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	士戀切
Baxter	dzrjwenH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʒˠiuᴇn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖ͡ʐʷᵚiɛn^H/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʒiuæn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖ͡ʐwian^H/
Li Rong	/d͡ʒjuɛn^H/
Wang Li	/d͡ʒĭwɛn^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɖ͡ʐʱi̯wɛn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhuàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyun⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sɡʷrens/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	僝
Reading #	2/2
No.	1209
Phonetic component	孱
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	籑
Old Chinese	/*sɡʷrens/

Definitions

僝

(alt. form 僎) (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to equip; to prepare
Synonym: 具 (jù)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to appear; to show; to manifest
Synonym: 現 / 现 (xiàn)

Compounds

僝事
僝功
僝工
鳩僝 / 鸠僝

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chán (chan²)

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chán
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chán
  - Wade–Giles: chʻan²
  - Yale: chán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charn
  - Palladius: чань (čanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: saan⁴
  - Yale: sàahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: san⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːn²¹/

Middle Chinese: dzrean

Rime
Character	僝
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	崇 (20)
Final (韻)	山 (73)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	士山切
Baxter	dzrean
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʒˠɛn/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖ͡ʐᵚæn/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʒæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖ͡ʐəɨn/
Li Rong	/d͡ʒɛn/
Wang Li	/d͡ʒæn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɖ͡ʐʱăn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	caan⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sɡreːn/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	僝
Reading #	1/2
No.	1205
Phonetic component	孱
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	虥
Old Chinese	/*sɡreːn/

Definitions

僝

used in 僝僽 (chánzhòu) and derived terms
alternative form of 孱 (“weak, feeble”)

Compounds

僝僽 (chánzhòu)
僝弱
僝陋
昏僝
自僝自僽
雨僝雲僽 / 雨僝云僽
雨僝風僽 / 雨僝风僽
雨僽風僝 / 雨僽风僝
風僝雨僽 / 风僝雨僽
飢僝 / 饥僝

References

羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “僝”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B00164

Japanese

Kanji

僝

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): さん (san)、ぜん (zen)
Kun: そなえる (sonaeru, 僝える)、ののしる (nonoshiru, 僝る)、あらわす (arawasu, 僝す)

Korean

Hanja

僝 • (jan) (hangeul 잔, revised jan, McCune–Reischauer chan)

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Vietnamese

Han character

僝: Hán Việt readings: sạn

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