峭蒨

Chinese

		steep hill	luxuriant growth
trad. (峭蒨)		峭	蒨
simp. ^#(峭蒨)		峭	蒨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiàoqiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiàoqiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciàociàn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiao⁴-chʻien⁴
  - Yale: chyàu-chyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiawchiann
  - Palladius: цяоцянь (cjaocjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Middle Chinese: tshjewH tshenH

Rime
Character	峭	蒨
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	七肖切	倉甸切
Baxter	tshjewH	tshenH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰiᴇu^H/	/t͡sʰen^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɛu^H/	/t͡sʰen^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰjæu^H/	/t͡sʰɛn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰiaw^H/	/t͡sʰɛn^H/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiɛu^H/	/t͡sʰen^H/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭɛu^H/	/t͡sʰien^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯ɛu^H/	/t͡sʰien^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qiào	qiàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ciu³	cin³

Adjective

峭蒨

(literary) standing tall and erect
(literary) vivid and distinctive