匽

See also: 𭅝

匽 U+533D, 匽 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-533D ← 匼 [U+533C] CJK Unified Ideographs 匾 → [U+533E]

Translingual

Han character

匽 (Kangxi radical 23, 匸+7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 尸日女 (SAV), four-corner 7171₄, composition ⿷匚妟 or ⿷匸妟)

Derived characters

• 偃, 𠸯, 堰, 𪦈, 𡹶, 愝, 揠, 𣹐, 隁, 𣈿, 椻, 𣯄, 𤦵, 𥈔, 𥍻, 𥔌, 褗, 𮈧, 𦖧, 蝘, 𭲣, 䞁(𬥺), 躽, 䤷, 鰋(𫚢), 鼴
• 郾, 㰽, 𩀀, 鶠(𬸘), 𧓱, 𭅝

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 155, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2684
• Dae Jaweon: page 347, character 20
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 85, character 19
• Unihan data for U+533D

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 匽
Western Zhou	Spring and Autumn	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Bronze inscriptions	Qin slip script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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

	Old Chinese
堰	*qrens, *qanʔ, *qans
躽	*qrens, *qeːnʔ
宴	*qeːnʔ, *qeːns
蝘	*qeːnʔ, *qanʔ
偃	*qanʔ
郾	*qanʔ, *qans
鶠	*qanʔ
褗	*qanʔ, *qans
匽	*qanʔ
鼴	*qanʔ
鰋	*qanʔ
揠	*qreːd

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qanʔ): semantic 匸 (“hiding enclosure”) + phonetic 妟 (yàn).

Etymology 1

trad.		匽
simp. #		匽

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎn (yan³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin²

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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/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jin²
    • Yale: yín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jonX

Rime
Character	匽
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	元 (65)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	於幰切
Baxter	'jonX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɨɐnX/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔiɐnX/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiɐnX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔɨanX/
Li Rong	/ʔiɐnX/
Wang Li	/ĭɐnX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔɨ̯ɐnX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jin2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qanʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	匽
Reading #	1/1
No.	14389
Phonetic component	妟
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	偃
Old Chinese	/*qanʔ/
Notes	金文無上橫，象女日下偃隱處休息， 與宴妟同源

Definitions

匽

1. (historical dictionaries only) to hide, conceal

   Synonym: 匿

2. a surname
3. Obsolete form of 偃 (yǎn, “to fall and lie flat; to cease”).

   • 夏則爲大暑之所暴炙，冬則爲風寒之所匽薄。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夏则为大暑之所暴炙，冬则为风寒之所匽薄。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     Xià zé wéi dàshǔ zhī suǒ pùzhì, dōng zé wéi fēnghán zhī suǒ yǎnbó. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 海內安寧，興文匽武。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     海内安宁，兴文匽武。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     Hǎinèi ānníng, xīng wén yǎn wǔ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

4. Obsolete form of 蝘 (yǎn, “cicada”).

Compounds

• 匽兵
• 匽戟
• 匽武
• 匽薄
• 女匽

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàn, yǎn (yan⁴, yan³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˋ, ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàn
    • Wade–Giles: yen⁴
    • Yale: yàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yann
    • Palladius: янь (janʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎn
    • Wade–Giles: yen³
    • Yale: yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean
    • Palladius: янь (janʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jin²
    • Yale: yín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³⁵/

Definitions

匽

1. (Classical) drainage ditch; latrine

   • 為其井匽，除其不蠲，去其惡臭。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     为其井匽，除其不蠲，去其恶臭。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Rites of Zhou, circa 3^rd century BCE

     Wéi qí jǐngyàn, chú qí bùjuān, qù qí èchòu. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Compounds

• 井匽
• 匽廁 / 匽厕
• 匽溲
• 匽溷
• 匽豬 / 匽猪
• 廁匽 / 厕匽
• 渠匽

Etymology 2

trad.		匽
simp. #		匽

For pronunciation and definitions of 匽 – see 堰 (“weir; dam; etc.”). (This character is an obsolete form of 堰).

References

• 羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “匽”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B00271

Japanese

Kanji

匽

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. to hide
2. to secrete
3. to repress
4. to bend

Readings

• On (unclassified): えん (en)
• Kun: かくす (kakusu, 匽す)、ふす (fusu, 匽す)、なびく (nabiku, 匽く)、はこ (hako)、どぶ (dobu)

Korean

Hanja

匽 • (eon) (hangeul 언, revised eon, McCune–Reischauer ŏn)

1. lay down
2. to rest
3. fall down
4. latrine