淫

See also: 婬

Translingual

Han character

淫 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 水月竹土 (EBHG), four-corner 3211₄, composition ⿰氵㸒)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 631, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17678
• Dae Jaweon: page 1033, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1654, character 4
• Unihan data for U+6DEB

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Chinese

trad.		淫
simp. #		淫

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
淫	*lɯm
霪	*lɯm
婬	*lɯm

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *lɯm) : semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 㸒 ().

Etymology

“to soak; excessive; to let loose; licentious”

Related to 婬 (OC *lɯm, “licentious”), 霪 (OC *lɯm, “heavy rain”) and 霖 (OC *ɡ·rɯm, “continued rain”) (Wang, 1982). More allofams possibly include 瀋 (OC *l̥ʰjɯmʔ, “liquid”) and 沉 (OC *l'um, “to submerge”) (Schuessler, 2007). Probably related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l-(t/d)jam (“to fill, flat”).

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 淫

1. to soak; to permeate; to drench
2. to paint; to dye; to decorate
3. to spread; to diffuse; to become prominent
4. to move around; to shift; to travel
5. to exceed boundary; to overstep one's authority
6. excessive; uncontrolled; immoderate; overindulgent
7. great; sizeable; immense; big
8. to rain for a prolonged period of time; to have continuous heavy rain
9. meretricious; flashy; ostentatious
10. extravagant; squandering; wasteful
11. evil; wicked; sinful; crafty
12. in disorder; disorderly; chaotic; disorganised
13. to confuse or be confused; to make someone dazed and confused
14. to let someone have his or her own way; to allow to run wild
15. to indulge in; to overindulge; to abandon oneself in; to be greedy for
16. to have illicit sexual relations; to commit adultery
17. licentious; obscene; lewd; lascivious; depraved; pornographic
18. (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 深 (shēn, “deep; deeply”).

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàn (yan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàn
    • Wade–Giles: yen⁴
    • Yale: yàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yann
    • Palladius: янь (janʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jim⁶
    • Yale: yihm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yim⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²²/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 淫

1. Only used in 淫預／淫预: (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 灩澦／滟滪 (“a dangerous pile of rocks in the middle of the Yangtze River in Sichuan”).

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yáo (yao²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yáo
    • Wade–Giles: yao²
    • Yale: yáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yau
    • Palladius: яо (jao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jiu⁴
    • Yale: yìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 淫

1. (mythology, historical) Alternative name for 瑤池／瑶池 (Yáochí, “a legendary body of water”).

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Japanese

Kanji

淫

(Jōyō kanji)

1. lewd; licentiousness

Readings

• Go-on: いん (in, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: いん (in, Jōyō)
• Kun: みだら (midara, 淫ら, Jōyō)、ほしいまま (hoshiimama, 淫)、ひたす (hitasu)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
淫
いん Grade: S
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 淫 (MC yim).

Affix

淫(いん) • (in) 

1. lewd; licentious; obscene; indecent
2. excessive; go too far

Noun

淫(いん) • (in) 

1. (literary) lewdness; licentiousness; Also used as a nari-adjective: lewd; obscene; licentious

   Synonym: 淫ら (midara)

2. (literary) lust; sexual desire

   Synonyms: 色欲 (shikiyoku), 性欲 (seiyoku)

3. (literary) semen

   Synonym: 精液 (seieki)

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Korean

Hanja

淫 • (eum) (hangeul 음, revised eum, McCune–Reischauer ŭm, Yale um)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 淫 (dâm, dầm, đầm, đẫm, đằm, giầm)

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References

• Nom Foundation