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U+5C16, 尖
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C16

[U+5C15]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5C17]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 42, +3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 火大 (FK), four-corner 90430, composition ⿱⿻(GTV) or (HJK))

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 297, character 2
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7480
  • Dae Jaweon: page 591, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 562, character 9
  • Unihan data for U+5C16

Chinese

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simp. and trad.
alternative forms
𰿈

Glyph origin

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(small) + (large) – the width of an object gradually changing from small to large.

Etymology

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Schuessler (2007) relates it to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjam (iron).

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • ziam1 - Chaozhou;
  • ziang1 - Chenghai.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (13)
Final () (153)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter tsjem
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡siᴇm/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡siɛm/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡sjæm/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡siam/
Li
Rong
/t͡siɛm/
Wang
Li
/t͡sĭɛm/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡si̯ɛm/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jiān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zim1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 5977
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ʔslem/
Notes

Definitions

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  1. sharp; having a sharp tip; pointy
    Antonym: (dùn)
  2. acute
  3. shrewd
  4. point; tip
      ―  jiān  ―  tip of a pen
  5. (card games) ace

Synonyms

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Compounds

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References

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Japanese

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Kanji

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(Jinmeiyō kanji)

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Readings

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Compounds

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Korean

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

Pronunciation

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Hanja

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Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

(cheom) (hangeul , revised cheom, McCune–Reischauer ch'ŏm)

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: tiêm

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