U+639E, 掞
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-639E

[U+639D]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+639F]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手火火 (QFF), four-corner 59089, composition )

  1. easy, smooth
  2. quiet
  3. suave

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 438, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12270
  • Dae Jaweon: page 788, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1906, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+639E

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *hljams): semantic (hand) + phonetic (OC *ɦlam).

Etymology 1

trad.
simp. #
alternative forms 𢴵
𰓔

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation 1



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (26)
Final () (153)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter syemH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɕiᴇmH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɕiɛmH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɕjæmH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɕiamH/
Li
Rong
/ɕiɛmH/
Wang
Li
/ɕĭɛmH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɕi̯ɛmH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shàn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
sim3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 14314
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*hljams/
Definitions

  1. (Classical) to express with (especially words); (of words) to exaggerate with; to embellish; (of a quality) to project, radiate
  2. (Classical) to use up, exhaust; to reach the utmost
Compounds
  • 彫掞 / 雕掞
  • 掞張 / 掞张
  • 掞藻
  • 掞邁 / 掞迈
  • 摛掞
  • 撢掞

Pronunciation 2


Definitions

  1. (Classical) to shine; brilliant, splendid
Compounds
  • 掞天
  • 掞蔚
  • 掞麗 / 掞丽
See also

Etymology 2

trad.
simp. #
For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“rich; sufficient”).
(This character is an obsolete form of ).

Etymology 3

trad.
simp. #
For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“sharp; to sharpen”).
(This character is an obsolete form of ).

Etymology 4

trad.
simp. #
For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“swiftly, speedily”).
(This character is recorded in one or more historical dictionaries as a variant form of ).

References

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): えん (en)せん (sen)
  • Kun: のべる (noberu, 掞べる)