娩

See also: 婏

娩 U+5A29, 娩 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5A29 ← 娨 [U+5A28] CJK Unified Ideographs 娪 → [U+5A2A]

Translingual

Han character

娩 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 女弓日山 (VNAU), four-corner 4741₆, composition ⿰女免)

Derived characters

• 嬎, 𡤳

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 263, character 15
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6337
• Dae Jaweon: page 530, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1053, character 9
• Unihan data for U+5A29

Chinese

trad.		娩
simp. #		娩
alternative forms		㝃 免 㛯

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 娩
Shang
Oracle bone script

Characters in the same phonetic series (免) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
免	*mronʔ
娩	*mronʔ, *mronʔ, *m̥ʰons, *monʔ, *mons, *muns
勉	*mronʔ
俛	*mronʔ
鮸	*mronʔ
冕	*mronʔ
絻	*mronʔ, *moːn, *muns
婏	*m̥ʰos
浼	*muːlʔ
鞔	*moːn
悗	*moːn
嬎	*m̥ʰons
晚	*monʔ
挽	*monʔ
輓	*monʔ, *mons
脕	*monʔ, *mons, *muns
莬	*muns

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): miǎn (mian³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁵ / maan⁵
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): meng³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bián

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: miǎn
    • Wade–Giles: mien³
    • Yale: myǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mean
    • Palladius: мянь (mjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: min⁵ / maan⁵
    • Yale: míhn / máahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: min⁵ / maan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: min⁵ / man⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːn¹³/, /maːn¹³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: meng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɛŋ⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: meng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɛŋ³³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bián
    • Tâi-lô: bián
    • Phofsit Daibuun: biern
    • IPA (Xiamen): /biɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /biɛn⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /biɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɛn⁴¹/

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• Middle Chinese: mjenX

Rime
Character	娩
Reading #	2/5
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	仙 (79)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	亡辨切
Baxter	mjenX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mˠiᴇnX/
Pan Wuyun	/mᵚiɛnX/
Shao Rongfen	/miænX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mianX/
Li Rong	/mjɛnX/
Wang Li	/mĭɛnX/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯ɛnX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	miǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	min5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*mronʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	娩	娩
Reading #	1/6	2/6
No.	9066	9067
Phonetic component	免	免
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	3	3
Corresponding MC rime	免	免
Old Chinese	/*mronʔ/	/*mronʔ/
Notes	媚	原同說文從子， 生子古只作免， 唐宋後通用作娩

Definitions

娩

1. to give birth to a child

Compounds

• 分娩 (fēnmiǎn)
• 娩出 (miǎnchū)
• 娩息
• 無痛分娩／无痛分娩

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǎn, miǎn (wan³, mian³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˇ, ㄇㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁵ / min⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǎn
    • Wade–Giles: wan³
    • Yale: wǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woan
    • Palladius: вань (vanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän²¹⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: miǎn
    • Wade–Giles: mien³
    • Yale: myǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mean
    • Palladius: мянь (mjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: waan⁵ / min⁵
    • Yale: wáahn / míhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁵ / min⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: wan⁵ / min⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn¹³/, /miːn¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: mjonX

Rime
Character	娩
Reading #	1/5
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	無遠切
Baxter	mjonX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉɐnX/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷiɐnX/
Shao Rongfen	/miuɐnX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muanX/
Li Rong	/miuɐnX/
Wang Li	/mĭwɐnX/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯wɐnX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	maan5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*monʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	娩
Reading #	4/6
No.	9082
Phonetic component	免
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	晚
Old Chinese	/*monʔ/
Notes	見禮記

Definitions

娩

1. (literary) beautiful; delicate; fine
2. (literary) complaisant; agreeable

Compounds

• 婉娩

 

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàn (wan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàn
    • Wade–Giles: wan⁴
    • Yale: wàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wann
    • Palladius: вань (vanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: maan⁶
    • Yale: maahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: man⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːn²²/

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• Middle Chinese: mjonH

Rime
Character	娩
Reading #	4/5
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	無販切
Baxter	mjonH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉɐnH/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷiɐnH/
Shao Rongfen	/miuɐnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muanH/
Li Rong	/miuɐnH/
Wang Li	/mĭwɐnH/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯wɐnH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	maan6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*mons/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	娩
Reading #	5/6
No.	9086
Phonetic component	免
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	万
Old Chinese	/*mons/

Definitions

娩

1. A surname.
2. Alternative form of 萬／万 (wàn)

Pronunciation 4

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fàn (fan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fàn
    • Wade–Giles: fan⁴
    • Yale: fàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fann
    • Palladius: фань (fanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: faan³
    • Yale: faan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn³³/

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• Middle Chinese: phjonH

Rime
Character	娩
Reading #	5/5
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	芳万切
Baxter	phjonH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰʉɐnH/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰʷiɐnH/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰiuɐnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰuanH/
Li Rong	/pʰiuɐnH/
Wang Li	/pʰĭwɐnH/
Bernard Karlgren	/pʰi̯wɐnH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	faan3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*m̥ʰons/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	娩
Reading #	3/6
No.	9079
Phonetic component	免
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	嬔
Old Chinese	/*m̥ʰons/
Notes	兔子說文從兔， 爾雅作嬎

Definitions

娩

1. (alt. form 嬎) to reproduce

Pronunciation 5

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèn (wen⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wùn
    • Wade–Giles: wên⁴
    • Yale: wèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenn
    • Palladius: вэнь (vɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: mjunH

Rime
Character	娩
Reading #	3/5
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	文 (59)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	亡運切
Baxter	mjunH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨunH/
Pan Wuyun	/miunH/
Shao Rongfen	/miuənH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/munH/
Li Rong	/miuənH/
Wang Li	/mĭuənH/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯uənH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wèn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	man6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*muns/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	娩
Reading #	6/6
No.	9091
Phonetic component	免
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	問
Old Chinese	/*muns/

Definitions

娩

1. Used in female personal names.

References

• “娩”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “娩”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 157.

Japanese

Shinjitai (extended)	Shinjitai (extended)	娩󠄀 娩+󠄀? (Adobe-Japan1)
娩󠄂 娩+󠄂? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
Kyūjitai	娩
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Kanji

娩

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

1. bear (children)

Readings

• Go-on: まん (man)、めん (men)
• Kan-on: ばん (ban)、べん (ben)
• Kun: うむ (umu, 娩む)

Korean

Hanja

娩 • (man) (hangeul 만)

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Vietnamese

Han character

娩: Hán Nôm readings: vãn

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References

• Nom Foundation