幨

幨 U+5E68, 幨 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5E68 ← 幧 [U+5E67] CJK Unified Ideographs 幩 → [U+5E69]

Translingual

Han character

幨 (Kangxi radical 50, 巾+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 中月弓金口 (LBNCR), four-corner 4726₁, composition ⿰巾詹)

1. curtain

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 337, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9103
• Dae Jaweon: page 644, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 756, character 7
• Unihan data for U+5E68

Chinese

trad.		幨
simp. #		幨

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chān (chan¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cim¹, zim¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chān
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chan
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan¹
    • Yale: chān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chan
    • Palladius: чань (čanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cim¹, zim¹
    • Yale: chīm, jīm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsim¹, dzim¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qim¹, jim¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːm⁵⁵/, /t͡siːm⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyhem

Rime
Character	幨
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	昌 (24)
Final (韻)	鹽 (153)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	處占切
Baxter	tsyhem
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕʰiᴇm/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʰiɛm/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕʰjæm/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cʰiam/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕʰiɛm/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕʰĭɛm/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cim1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[tʰ]am/

  (Zhengzhang): /*tʰjam/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	幨
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	chān
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyhem ›
Old Chinese	/*[tʰ]am/
English	cut out, cut loose
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	幨
Reading #	1/2
No.	16766
Phonetic component	詹
Rime group	談
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	䪜
Old Chinese	/*tʰjam/

Definitions

幨

1. chariot canopy
2. to purse; to pucker (up)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chàn (chan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cim³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan⁴
    • Yale: chàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chann
    • Palladius: чань (čanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cim³
    • Yale: chim
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsim³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qim³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːm³³/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyhemH

Rime
Character	幨
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	昌 (24)
Final (韻)	鹽 (153)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	昌豔切
Baxter	tsyhemH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕʰiᴇmH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʰiɛmH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕʰjæmH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cʰiamH/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕʰiɛmH/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕʰĭɛmH/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛmH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cim3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[tʰ]am-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*tʰjams/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	幨
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	chàn
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyhemH ›
Old Chinese	/*[tʰ]am-s/
English	overcoat
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	幨
Reading #	2/2
No.	16768
Phonetic component	詹
Rime group	談
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	䠨
Old Chinese	/*tʰjams/

Definitions

幨

1. the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket; lapel

Japanese

Kanji

幨

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): せん (sen)
• Kun: とばり (tobari); ほろ (horo); たちきれる (tachikireru)

Korean

Hanja

幨 (eum 첨 (cheom))

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Vietnamese

Han character

幨: Hán Nôm readings: rèm, thiềm, xiêm

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References

• Nom Foundation