研

See also: 硎 and 硏

研 U+7814, 研 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7814 ← 砓 [U+7813] CJK Unified Ideographs 砕 → [U+7815]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

研 (radical 112 石+4, 9 strokes, cangjie input 一口一廿 (MRMT), four-corner 1164₀, composition ⿰石开)

Derived characters

• 揅 䊙 𨨵 𬪮

See also

• 硏 (Original form of 研)

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 828, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24080
• Dae Jaweon: page 1243, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2418, character 14
• Unihan data for U+7814

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		研
alt. forms		硏

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 研
Large seal script	Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (幵) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
笄	kŋeː
枅	kŋeː
蚈	kŋeː, *ŋ̥ʰeːn
羿	ŋeːs
栞	ŋ̥ʰaːn
雃	ŋaːn, *ŋ̥ʰeːn
詽	ŋreːn, *tŋ̥ʰeːn
揅	ŋeːn
幵	kŋeːn
鳽	kŋeːn, *ŋeːn, *ŋ̥ʰreːŋ, *ŋreːɡ
豣	kŋeːn, *ŋeːns
麉	kŋeːn, *ŋ̥ʰeːn
趼	kŋeːnʔ, *ŋeːn, *ŋeːns
汧	ŋ̥ʰeːn, *ŋ̥ʰeːns
岍	ŋ̥ʰeːn
研	ŋɡeːn, *ŋeːns
妍	ŋeːn
訮	hŋeːn
鈃	ɡeːŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ŋɡeːn, *ŋeːns): semantic 石 + phonetic 幵 (OC *kŋeːn).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yán (yan²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴, ngaan⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngân / ngiên / ngiân
• Min Dong (BUC): ngiēng / ngiĕng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): gián / géng / ngúi / gán / ngái

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngiêng² / ngiang² / ngiêng⁵ / ngiang⁵ / ngoin² / ngain²

• Wu (Wiktionary): 'nyi (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: yán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ
    • Wade-Giles: yen²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yan
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴, ngaan⁴
    • Yale: yìhn, ngàahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴, ngaan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴, ngan⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹/, /ŋɑːn²¹/

Note:

• jin4 - literary;
• ngaan4 - vernacular (“to grind”).

• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngân / ngiên
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngan´ / ngien´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngan¹ / ngian¹
    • IPA: /ŋan²⁴/, /ɲi̯en²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngân / ngiân
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngan´ / ngian´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngan¹ / ngian¹
    • IPA: /ŋan²⁴/, /ɲi̯an²⁴/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ngiēng / ngiĕng
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋieŋ³³/, /ŋieŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

• ngiēng - vernacular;
• ngiĕng - literary (used in 研究).

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gián
    • Tâi-lô: gián
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giern
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /giɛn⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /giɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /giɛn⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Sanxia, Yilan, Hsinchu, Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: géng
    • Tâi-lô: gíng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: geang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /giɪŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /giɪŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngúi
    • Tâi-lô: nguí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nguie
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋuĩ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gán
    • Tâi-lô: gán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: garn
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /gan⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Kinmen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngái
    • Tâi-lô: ngái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngae
    • IPA (Taipei, Kinmen): /ŋãɪ⁵³/

Note:

• gián - literary;
• géng/nguí/gán/ngái - vernacular.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: ngiêng² / ngiang² / ngiêng⁵ / ngiang⁵ / ngoin² / ngain²
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngiéng / ngiáng / ngiêng / ngiâng / ngóiⁿ / ngáiⁿ
  • IPA ^(key): /ŋieŋ⁵²/, /ŋiaŋ⁵²/, /ŋieŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋiaŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋõĩ⁵²/, /ŋãĩ⁵²/

Note:

• ngiêng2/ngiang2, ngiêng5/ngiang5 - literary;
• ngoin2/ngain2 - vernacular.

• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: 'nyi (T1)
    • IPA ^(key): /ʔn̠ʲi⁵³/

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• Dialectal data▼

Variety	Location	edit 研
Mandarin	Beijing	/ian³⁵/
	Harbin	/ian²⁴/
	Tianjin	/ian⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/iã⁴²/
	Qingdao	/iã⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/ian⁴²/
	Xi'an	/iã²⁴/
	Xining	/iã²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/ian⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/iɛ̃n⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/ian⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/niɛn⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/ȵian⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/nian⁵⁵/
	Kunming	/iɛ̃³¹/
	Nanjing	/ien²⁴/
	Hefei	/iĩ⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/ie¹¹/
	Pingyao	/ȵie̞¹³/
	Hohhot	/ie³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/ȵi⁵³/
	Suzhou	/ȵiɪ¹³/
	Hangzhou	/ȵiẽ̞³³/
	Wenzhou	/ȵi³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/ne³⁵/
	Tunxi	/ȵiɛ⁴⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/ȵiẽ³³/
	Xiangtan	/ȵiẽ³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/ȵiɛn²¹³/
Hakka	Meixian	/ŋan⁴⁴/
	Taoyuan	/ŋien²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/jin²¹/
	Nanning	/in²¹/
	Hong Kong	/jin²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/gian³⁵/ /giŋ⁵³/ 俗
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/ŋieŋ³²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/ŋaiŋ²¹/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/ŋiaŋ⁵³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/ŋin²³/ ～究 /ŋai²¹³/ ～碎

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• Middle Chinese: /ŋen^H/▼

Rime
Character	研
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	吾甸切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋenH/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋenH/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋɛnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋɛnH/
Li Rong	/ŋenH/
Wang Li	/ŋienH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋienH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yàn

• Old Chinese▼

  (Baxter-Sagart): /*[ŋ]ˤe[r]/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋɡeːn/

Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	研
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yán
Middle Chinese	‹ ngen ›
Old Chinese	/*[ŋ]ˤe[r]/
English	grind; examine
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	研
Reading #	1/2
No.	6171
Phonetic component	幵
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	姸
Old Chinese	/*ŋɡeːn/

Definitions

研

1. to grind; to rub; to sharpen
2. to investigate; to study; to research

Compounds

• 作業研究／作业研究
• 個案研究／个案研究
• 學術研究／学术研究
• 工研院
• 極深研幾／极深研几
• 焚研
• 研京練都／研京练都
• 研修 (yánxiū)
• 研判 (yánpàn)
• 研商 (yánshāng)
• 研墨
• 研幾探賾／研几探賾
• 研幾析理／研几析理
• 研擬／研拟 (yánnǐ)
• 研末
• 研析

• 研桑心計／研桑心计
• 研深覃精
• 研發／研发 (yánfā)
• 研磨 (yánmó)
• 研磨機／研磨机 (yánmójī)
• 研究 (yánjiū)
• 研究員／研究员 (yánjiūyuán)
• 研究室 (yánjiūshì)
• 研究所 (yánjiūsuǒ)
• 研究生 (yánjiūshēng)
• 研究院 (yánjiūyuàn)
• 研窮／研穷
• 研精苦思
• 研精覃奧／研精覃奥
• 研精覃思

• 研精鉤深／研精钩深
• 研精靜慮／研精静虑
• 研經鑄史／研经铸史
• 研習／研习 (yánxí)
• 研習營／研习营
• 研習班／研习班
• 研製／研制 (yánzhì)
• 研覈
• 研訂／研订
• 研討／研讨 (yántǎo)
• 研詰／研诘
• 研議／研议
• 研讀／研读 (yándú)
• 精研
• 鑽研／钻研 (zuānyán)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 研 – see 硯. (This character, 研, is a variant form of 硯.)

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Japanese

Shinjitai	研
Kyūjitai	硏

Kanji

研

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 硏)

1. to polish
2. study of ...
3. to sharpen

Readings

• Goon: げん (gen)
• Kan’on: げん (gen)
• Kan’yōon: けん (ken, Jōyō)
• Kun: とぐ (togu, 研ぐ, Jōyō); みがく (migaku, 研く)

Compounds

Derived terms

• 研 (けん)究 (きゅう) (kenkyū): research, investigate
• 研 (けん)究 (きゅう)者 (しゃ) (kenkyūsha): researcher
• 研究室 (けんきゅうしつ) (kenkyūshitsu): laboratory
• 研 (けん)究 (きゅう)員 (いん) (kenkyūin): research fellow, lab worker
• 研 (けん)究 (きゅう)所 (しょ) (kenkyūsho): research institute
• 研 (けん)修 (しゅう) (kenshū): training, induction
• 研 (けん)修 (しゅう)生 (せい) (kenshūsei): trainee

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Korean

Hanja

研 • (yeon) (hangeul 연, revised yeon, McCune-Reischauer yŏn, Yale yen)

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Vietnamese

Han character

研 (nghiên, tên, nghiền, nghiện)

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References

• Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
• Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
• Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999