嬐

嬐 U+5B10, 嬐 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B10 ← 嬏 [U+5B0F] CJK Unified Ideographs 嬑 → [U+5B11]

Translingual

Han character

嬐 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 女人一人 (VOMO), four-corner 4848₆, composition ⿰女僉)

1. agile, adroit
2. fast, quick
3. prompt
4. neat, tidy
5. orderly
6. to raise the head, to look up

Derived characters

• 𨣻

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 272, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6764
• Dae Jaweon: page 540, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1084, character 13
• Unihan data for U+5B10

Chinese

trad.		嬐
simp.		𫰰

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiān (xian¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cim¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sian
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹
    • Yale: syān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shian
    • Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cim¹
    • Yale: chīm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsim¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qim¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːm⁵⁵/

Definitions

嬐

1. agile, adroit
2. fast, quick
3. prompt

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎn (yan³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎn
    • Wade–Giles: yen³
    • Yale: yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean
    • Palladius: янь (janʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: ngjemX

Rime
Character	嬐
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	鹽 (154)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	魚檢切
Baxter	ngjemX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠiᴇmX/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚiɛmX/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiæmX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋjiamX/
Li Rong	/ŋjɛmX/
Wang Li	/ŋĭɛmX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋi̯ɛmX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jim5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋramʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嬐
Reading #	1/1
No.	10215
Phonetic component	僉
Rime group	談
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	顩
Old Chinese	/*ŋramʔ/

Definitions

嬐

1. neat, tidy
2. orderly

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 嬐 – see 僸 (“to raise the head, to look up”). (This character is an ancient form of 僸).

Japanese

Kanji

嬐

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): せん (sen); げん (gen); ぎん (gin); ごん (gon)
• Kun: すばやい (subayai); つつしむさま (tsutsushimusama)