酓

Translingual

Han character

酓 (radical 164 酉+4, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人戈弓田 (OINW), four-corner 8060₁, composition ⿱今酉)

1. bitter (beverage)

References

• KangXi: page 1281, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39786
• Dae Jaweon: page 1781, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3576, character 8
• Unihan data for U+9153

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Chinese

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simp. and trad.		酓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎn (yan³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jim²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ
    • Wade-Giles: yen³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jim²
    • Yale: yím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jim²
    • IPA ^(key): /jiːm³⁵/

Middle Chinese pronunciation (酓, reconstructed)
Character (酓), Pronunciation 1/2
Initial: 影 (34) Final: 鹽 Division: III			Openness: Open Tone: Rising (X)			Fanqie: 於琰切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/ʔiᴇmX/	/ʔi̯ɛmX/	/ʔiɛmX/	/ʔiɛmX/	/ʔiamX/	/ĭɛmX/	/ʔjæmX/
Character (酓), Pronunciation 2/2
Initial: 影 (34) Final: 添 Division: IV			Openness: Open Tone: Departing (H)			Fanqie: 於念切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/ʔemH/	/ʔiemH/	/ʔemH/	/ʔemH/	/ʔɛmH/	/iemH/	/ʔɛmH/

Old Chinese pronunciation (酓, reconstructed)
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character					No.					Phonetic component					Rime group					Rime subdivision					Corresponding MC rime					Old Chinese					Notes
酓					6556					今					侵					1										/*qʰɯːm/
酓					6585					今					談					2					黶					/*qlamʔ/
酓					6591					今					侵					1					酓					/*qlɯːms/

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Japanese

Kanji

酓

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. bitter

Readings

• On: えん (en), たん (tan), どん (don), かん (kan), こん (kon)
• Kun: にがい (nigai)

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Korean

Hanja

酓 (yeom) (hangeul 염, revised yeom, McCune-Reischauer yŏm)

1. bitter (wine)