彦

See also: 彥

彦	U+5F66, 彦 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5F66

← 彥
[U+5F65]

CJK Unified Ideographs

彧 →
[U+5F67]

Translingual

Han character

彦 (Kangxi radical 59, 彡+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹竹竹竹 (YHHHH), composition ⿸产彡)

Derived characters

楌, 諺(谚), 齴(𫜮), 顔(颜)

Additional Derived Characters

𢞆, 𢱘, 𣸥, 𦞎, 𨩱, 𩩷, 𠦳, 𢵲, 𢢋

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 363, character 13
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9981
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 854, character 9
Unihan data for U+5F66

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
喭	ŋaːns, ŋrans
鏟	sŋ̊ʰreːnʔ, sŋ̊ʰraːns
産	*sŋreːnʔ
簅	*sreːnʔ
摌	*sreːnʔ
嵼	*sŋreːnʔ
滻	*sŋreːnʔ
顏	*ŋraːn
楌	*ŋraːn
偐	*ŋraːns
齴	*ŋranʔ
遃	*ŋranʔ
嵃	*ŋranʔ
彦	*ŋrans
諺	*ŋrans

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 彦 – see 彥 (“person of virtue and ability”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 彥).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 彦 – see 顏 (“forehead, especially the glabellar area; countenance; facial expression; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 顏).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Shinjitai	彦
Kyūjitai	彥

Kanji

彦

(Jinmeiyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 彥)

accomplished young man

Readings

Go-on: げん (gen)
Kan-on: げん (gen)
Kun: ひこ (hiko, 彦)
Nanori: お (o)、さと (sato)、ひこ (hiko)、ひろ (hiro)、やす (yasu)、よし (yoshi)

Compounds

俊彦(しゅんげん) (shungen)
諸彦(しょげん) (shogen)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
彦
ひこ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
彥 (kyūjitai)

⟨pi₁ ko₁⟩ → */pʲikʷo/ → /fiko/ → /hiko/

From Old Japanese.

Originally a compound of 日 (hi, “sun”, prefix or appellation used in reference to the imperial family) +‎ 子 (ko, “child”).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひこ [hìkóꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[3]
(Tokyo) ひこ [hìkó] (Heiban – [0])^[3]
IPA^(key): [çiko̞]

Noun

彦(ひこ) • (hiko)

(euphemistic, poetic) a boy, young man; especially:
Antonym: 姫 (hime, “princess”, literally “sun-woman”)
1. a prince
2. (historical) a chieftain in ancient Japan
  - 3rd century: 魏志倭人伝 (page 105-106)^[4]
    其大官曰卑狗、副曰卑奴母離
    The great palace is called peek woah; it is also called peek woah modee.

Usage notes

Usually found as a suffix in male given names.

Derived terms

彦帯(ひこおび) (hikoobi)
彦星(ひこぼし) (Hikoboshi)
天彦(あまびこ) (amabiko)
雨彦(あまびこ) (amabiko)
苺(イチゴ) (ichigo) (possibly)
喉彦(のどひこ) (nodohiko), 喉彦(のどびこ) (nodobiko)
山彦(やまびこ) (yamabiko)

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Ishihara, Michihiro (16 May 1985) [c. 3rd century] Shintei Gishi Wajinden: Chūgoku Seishi Nihonden (1) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN, pages 105-106

Korean

Hanja

彦 (eum 언 (eon))

alternative form of 彥

References

Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 29. [1]

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[wajinden-4] Ishihara, Michihiro (16 May 1985) [c. 3rd century] Shintei Gishi Wajinden: Chūgoku Seishi Nihonden (1) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN, pages 105-106

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