弲

弲	U+5F32, 弲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5F32

← 弱
[U+5F31]

CJK Unified Ideographs

弳 →
[U+5F33]

Translingual

Han character

弲 (Kangxi radical 57, 弓+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 弓口月 (NRB), composition ⿰弓肙)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 359, character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9792
Dae Jaweon: page 675, character 18
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 996, character 12
Unihan data for U+5F32

Chinese

simp. and trad.		弲

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuān (xuan¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hyun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuan
  - Wade–Giles: hsüan¹
  - Yale: sywān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuan
  - Palladius: сюань (sjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hyun¹
  - Yale: hyūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hyn¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hün¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hyːn⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: xjwien

Rime
Character	弲
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	仙 (78)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	許緣切
Baxter	xjwien
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hiuᴇn/
Pan Wuyun	/hʷiɛn/
Shao Rongfen	/xjuæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hwian/
Li Rong	/xiuɛn/
Wang Li	/xĭwɛn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xi̯wɛn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xuān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hyun¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*qʰʷen/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	弲
Reading #	1/2
No.	16064
Phonetic component	肙
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	翾
Old Chinese	/*qʰʷen/

Definitions

弲

horned bow
crossbow

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuān (yuan¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuan
  - Wade–Giles: yüan¹
  - Yale: ywān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuan
  - Palladius: юань (juanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jyun¹
  - Yale: yūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: 'wen

Rime
Character	弲
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	先 (86)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	烏玄切
Baxter	'wen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔwen/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔʷen/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔuɛn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔwɛn/
Li Rong	/ʔuen/
Wang Li	/iwen/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔiwen/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*qʷeːn/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	弲
Reading #	2/2
No.	16088
Phonetic component	肙
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	淵
Old Chinese	/*qʷeːn/

Definitions

弲

the power of a bow