穩

See also: 稳

穩 U+7A69, 穩 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7A69 ← 穨 [U+7A68] CJK Unified Ideographs 穪 → [U+7A6A]

Translingual

Traditional	穩
Shinjitai	穏
Simplified	稳

Han character

穩 (Kangxi radical 115, 禾+14, 19 strokes, cangjie input 竹木月一心 (HDBMP), four-corner 2293₇, composition ⿰禾㥯)

Derived characters

• 𡅯

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 861, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25344
• Dae Jaweon: page 1287, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2636, character 19
• Unihan data for U+7A69

Chinese

trad.		穩
simp.		稳
2nd round simp.		𮂹
alternative forms		𡘫

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
隱	*qɯnʔ, *qɯns
櫽	*qɯnʔ
嶾	*qɯnʔ
癮	*qɯn
懚	*qɯns
檼	*qɯns
穩	*qʷɯːnʔ

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wěn (wen³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wan²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): vun²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): vún

  (Meixian, Guangdong): vun³

• Min Dong (BUC): ūng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): ún

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ung²

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Shanghainese): ⁵uen

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔn
    • Wade–Giles: wên³
    • Yale: wěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woen
    • Palladius: вэнь (vɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wan²
    • Yale: wán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wen²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐn³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: vun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /vun⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vún
    • Hakka Romanization System: vun`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vun³
    • Sinological IPA: /vun³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: vun³
    • Sinological IPA: /ʋun³¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ūng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ún
    • Tâi-lô: ún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uon
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /un⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /un⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /un⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ung²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: úng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uŋ⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wugniu: ⁵uen
    • Wiktionary Romanisation: ²un
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uən³⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: 'wonX

Rime
Character	穩
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	魂 (55)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	烏本切
Baxter	'wonX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔuənX/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔuonX/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔuənX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔwənX/
Li Rong	/ʔuənX/
Wang Li	/uənX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔuənX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wěn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wan2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qʷɯːnʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	穩
Reading #	1/1
No.	15321
Phonetic component	隱
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	穩
Old Chinese	/*qʷɯːnʔ/

Definitions

穩

1. stable; firm; steady

   走路不穩／走路不稳  ―  zǒulù bù wěn  ―  to walk unsteadily

2. steady; reliable
3. to make stable; to stabilize; to calm
4. sure; certain

   十拿九穩／十拿九稳  ―  shínájiǔwěn  ―  practically certain; in the bag`

   穩贏／稳赢  ―  wěn yíng  ―  to be certain to win

5. (slang, neologism) excellent; amazing; fantastic

Synonyms

• (excellent):

• 不得了 (bùdéliǎo) (colloquial)
• 了不得 (colloquial)
• 了不起 (liǎobùqǐ) (colloquial)
• 了勿起 (⁶liau-veq-chi) (Wu)
• 佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
• 俊偉／俊伟 (jùnwěi) (literary)
• 偉大／伟大 (wěidà)
• 傑出／杰出 (jiéchū)
• 傲人 (àorén) (nowadays especially of breasts, body curve)
• 優異／优异 (yōuyì)
• 優秀／优秀 (yōuxiù)
• 優越／优越 (yōuyuè)
• 出挑 (chūtiāo) (of personal appearance)
• 出擢 (Min Nan)
• 出眾／出众 (chūzhòng)
• 出腳／出脚 (Min Nan)
• 出色 (chūsè)
• 勿得了 (Wu)
• 卓然 (zhuórán) (literary)
• 卓犖／卓荦 (zhuóluò) (literary)
• 卓異／卓异 (zhuóyì) (literary)
• 卓著 (zhuózhù)
• 卓越 (zhuóyuè)
• 厲害／厉害 (lìhài) (informal)
• 好極了／好极了 (hǎo jíle)
• 尤異／尤异 (yóuyì) (literary)
• 崢嶸／峥嵘 (zhēngróng)
• 彰顯／彰显 (zhāngxiǎn)
• 惡實／恶实 (o⁵ shr⁶) (Xiang, used as a complement)
• 打得 (Hakka)
• 挺 (tǐng)
• 斐然 (fěirán)
• 棒 (bàng) (colloquial)
• 標青／标青 (Cantonese, Teochew)
• 漂亮
• 炳 (bǐng) (literary)
• 牛 (niú) (Mandarin, slang)
• 牛鬼 (Guilin Mandarin)
• 特出 (tèchū)
• 特異／特异 (tèyì)
• 犀利 (xīlì) (originally Cantonese, sometimes Mandarin)
• 皦皦 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
• 看家 (kānjiā) (attributive, of skill, ability, etc.)
• 突出 (tūchū)
• 英英 (yīngyīng) (literary)
• 蓋帽／盖帽 (gàimào) (slang)
• 表表 (biǎobiǎo) (literary)
• 超凡 (chāofán)
• 超拔 (chāobá) (literary)
• 超絕／超绝 (chāojué)
• 非凡 (fēifán)
• 響噹噹／响当当 (xiǎngdāngdāng)
• 顯著／显著 (xiǎnzhù)
• 高強／高强 (gāoqiáng)

 

Compounds

• 不得安穩／不得安稳
• 不當穩便／不当稳便
• 不穩／不稳
• 不穩便／不稳便
• 十拿九穩／十拿九稳 (shínájiǔwěn)
• 嘴不穩／嘴不稳
• 嘴穩／嘴稳
• 四平八穩／四平八稳 (sìpíngbāwěn)
• 坐不穩／坐不稳
• 安安穩穩／安安稳稳
• 安穩／安稳 (ānwěn)
• 平平穩穩／平平稳稳
• 平穩／平稳 (píngwěn)
• 手不穩／手不稳
• 把穩／把稳 (bǎwěn)
• 拿不穩／拿不稳
• 拿穩／拿稳
• 沉穩／沉稳 (chénwěn)
• 牢穩／牢稳
• 穩住／稳住 (wěnzhù)
• 穩便／稳便 (wěnbiàn)
• 穩健／稳健 (wěnjiàn)
• 穩取／稳取
• 穩吃三注／稳吃三注
• 穩固／稳固 (wěngù)
• 穩如泰山／稳如泰山 (wěnrútàishān)
• 穩妥／稳妥 (wěntuǒ)
• 穩婆／稳婆 (wěnpó)
• 穩定／稳定 (wěndìng)
• 穩定平衡／稳定平衡
• 穩定度／稳定度
• 穩情／稳情
• 穩情取／稳情取
• 穩拍拍／稳拍拍
• 穩操勝券／稳操胜券 (wěncāoshèngquàn)
• 穩操勝算／稳操胜算
• 穩操左券／稳操左券
• 穩當／稳当
• 穩紮穩打／稳扎稳打 (wěnzhāwěndǎ)
• 穩貼／稳贴
• 穩賺不賠／稳赚不赔 (wěnzhuànbùpéi)
• 穩重／稳重 (wěnzhòng)
• 站穩／站稳 (zhànwěn)
• 站穩腳跟／站稳脚跟
• 老成穩重／老成稳重
• 風微浪穩／风微浪稳

 

Japanese

Shinjitai	穏
Kyūjitai	穩

Kanji

穩

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 穏)

1. Kyūjitai form of 穏: calm, quiet; moderation

Readings

• Go-on: おん (on)^{←をん (won, historical)}
• Kan-on: おん (on)^{←をん (won, historical)}
• Kun: おだやか (odayaka, 穩やか)
• Nanori: あつむ (atsumu); しず (shizu)^{←しづ (sidu, historical)}; とし (toshi); なばり (nabari); のどか (nodoka); やす (yasu); やすき (yasuki)

Korean

Hanja

穩 (eumhun 편안할 온 (pyeonanhal on))

1. Hanja form^? of 온 (“peaceful”).

Vietnamese

Han character

穩: Hán Nôm readings: ổn, ủn, ón, ỏn, ỉn

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