恬
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Translingual
Han character
恬 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 心竹十口 (PHJR), four-corner 92064, composition ⿰忄舌)
Derived characters
- 湉, 𦳇
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 385, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10595
- Dae Jaweon: page 717, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2296, character 5
- Unihan data for U+606C
Chinese
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (甜) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l'eːm): semantic 心 (“heart”) + abbreviated phonetic 甜 (OC *l'iːm).
Etymology 1
| trad. | 恬 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 恬 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tián
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tián
- Wade–Giles: tʻien2
- Yale: tyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyan
- Palladius: тянь (tjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: tim4 / tim5
- Yale: tìhm / tíhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: tim4 / tim5
- Guangdong Romanization: tim4 / tim5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːm²¹/, /tʰiːm¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiâm
- Tâi-lô: tiâm
- Phofsit Daibuun: diaam
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiam¹³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /tiam²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: tiam5 / tiang5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thiâm / thiâng
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiam⁵⁵/, /tʰiaŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Note:
- tiam5 - Chaozhou;
- tiang5 - Chenghai.
- Middle Chinese: dem
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*l'eːm/
Definitions
恬
- quiet; calm; tranquil; peaceful
- simple and contented; indifferent to fame or gain
- unperturbed; indifferent; not caring of
Synonyms
- 和平 (hépíng)
- 嗼寂 (mòjì)
- 安恬 (āntián) (literary)
- 安生 (ānshēng)
- 安謐 / 安谧 (ānmì) (literary)
- 安靖 (ānjìng) (literary)
- 安靜 / 安静 (ānjìng)
- 寂寥 (jìliáo)
- 寂寞 (jìmò)
- 寂然 (jìrán) (literary)
- 寂靜 / 寂静 (jìjìng)
- 寧靜 / 宁静 (níngjìng)
- 平和
- 平靜 / 平静 (píngjìng)
- 幽靜 / 幽静 (yōujìng)
- 恬倓 (tiántán)
- 恬淡 (tiándàn)
- 恬謐 / 恬谧 (tiánmì) (literary)
- 恬靜 / 恬静 (tiánjìng)
- 悄悄 (qiāoqiāo)
- 沉寂 (chénjì)
- 沉靜 / 沉静 (chénjìng)
- 清淨 / 清净 (qīngjìng)
- 清靜 / 清静 (qīngjìng)
- 自靜 / 自静 (zi3 jing2) (Jin)
- 靜寂 / 静寂 (jìngjì)
- 靜寂寂 / 静寂寂 (Hokkien)
- 靜悄悄 / 静悄悄 (jìngqiāoqiāo)
- 靜生生 / 静生生 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
Compounds
Etymology 2
| trad. | 恬 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 恬 | |
| alternative forms | 扂 Hokkien | |
Pronunciation
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tiâm
- Hakka Romanization System: diamˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: diam1
- Sinological IPA: /ti̯am²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: diamˋ
- Sinological IPA: /tiam⁵³/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiām
- Tâi-lô: tiām
- Phofsit Daibuun: diam
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiam³³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /tiam²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiǎm
- Tâi-lô: tiǎm
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiam²²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: diam7 / diang7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiām / tiāng
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiam¹¹/, /tiaŋ¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
Note:
- diam7 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang;
- diang7 - Chenghai.
Definitions
恬
- (Southern Min, Hakka) quiet; silent; calm
- 恬喙! [Hokkien] ― Tiām chhùi! [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― Be quiet! / Shut up!
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 住口 (“to shut up; to stop talking”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 住口, 住嘴, 閉嘴 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 閉嘴 |
| Taiwan | 閉嘴 | |
| Malaysia | 恬, 收皮 vulgar, 閉嘴 | |
| Singapore | 閉嘴, 靜靜 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 閉嘴 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 收聲, 收口, 收嗲, 收皮 vulgar |
| Hong Kong | 收聲, 收口, 收嗲, 收皮 vulgar | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 收聲, 收嗲, 收皮 vulgar, 恬, 恬柒 vulgar | |
| Ipoh (Guangfu) | 收聲, 恬 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 收聲, 收嗲 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 合嘴 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 恬去 |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 恬 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 恬 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 恬 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 恬 | |
| Leizhou | 關喙 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 關脫 |
See also
References
- “恬”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
Japanese
Kanji
恬
Readings
- Go-on: でん (den)←でん (den, historical)←でむ (demu, ancient)
- Kan-on: てん (ten)←てん (ten, historical)←てむ (temu, ancient)
- Kun: やすい (yasui, 恬い)、やすらか (yasuraka, 恬らか)
- Nanori: しずか (shizuka)
Korean
Hanja
恬 • (nyeom>yeom) (hangeul 념>염, revised nyeom>yeom, McCune–Reischauer nyŏm>yŏm, Yale nyem>yem)
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Vietnamese
Han character
恬: Hán Nôm readings: điềm, đềm
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