侃
Translingual
Han character
侃 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人口竹山 (ORHU), four-corner 26210, composition ⿰亻⿱口𫶧)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 101, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 577
- Dae Jaweon: page 214, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 148, character 3
- Unihan data for U+4F83
Chinese
trad. | 侃 | |
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simp. # | 侃 | |
alternative forms | 偘 literary senses 砍 to chat |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 侃 | ||
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Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Multiple explanations. Most consider the character an Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) .
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kǎn
- Wade–Giles: kʻan3
- Yale: kǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaan
- Palladius: кань (kanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰän²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: hon2
- Yale: hón
- Cantonese Pinyin: hon2
- Guangdong Romanization: hon2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
Note: kang3 - alternative reading.
- Middle Chinese: khanX, khanH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*kʰaːnʔ/, /*kʰaːns/
Definitions
- (literary) upright; outspoken; straightforward
- (literary) harmonious and happy
- (dialectal) to chat
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
侃 • (gan) (hangeul 간, revised gan, McCune–Reischauer kan)
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