蜆

See also: 蚬

Translingual

Han character

蜆 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 中戈月山山 (LIBUU), four-corner 5611₀, composition ⿰虫見)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1084, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33093
• Dae Jaweon: page 1552, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2855, character 8
• Unihan data for U+8706

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Chinese

trad.		蜆
simp.		蚬
alternative forms		䗾

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎn (xian³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hin²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hán

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎn
    • Wade–Giles: hsien³
    • Yale: syǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shean
    • Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hin²
    • Yale: hín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hán
    • Hakka Romanization System: han^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: han³
    • Sinological IPA: /han³¹/

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• Middle Chinese: xenX

Rime
Character	蜆
Reading #	2/3
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	呼典切
Baxter	xenX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/henX/
Pan Wuyun	/henX/
Shao Rongfen	/xɛnX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hɛnX/
Li Rong	/xenX/
Wang Li	/xienX/
Bernard Karlgren	/xienX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hin2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qʰeːnʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蜆
Reading #	2/3
No.	6198
Phonetic component	見
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	顯
Old Chinese	/*qʰeːnʔ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蜆

1. basket clam (Corbiculidae)

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 沙蜊, 蜊仔

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàn, xiǎn (xian⁴, xian³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ, ㄒㄧㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàn
    • Wade–Giles: hsien⁴
    • Yale: syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiann
    • Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎn
    • Wade–Giles: hsien³
    • Yale: syǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shean
    • Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: henX, khenH

Rime
Character	蜆	蜆
Reading #	1/3	3/3
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	先 (85)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	IV
Fanqie	胡典切	苦甸切
Baxter	henX	khenH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦenX/	/kʰenH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦenX/	/kʰenH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɛnX/	/kʰɛnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦɛnX/	/kʰɛnH/
Li Rong	/ɣenX/	/kʰenH/
Wang Li	/ɣienX/	/kʰienH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣienX/	/kʰienH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiàn	qiàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jin6	hin3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰeːns/, /*ɡeːnʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蜆	蜆
Reading #	1/3	3/3
No.	6194	6203
Phonetic component	見	見
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	俔	峴
Old Chinese	/*kʰeːns/	/*ɡeːnʔ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蜆

1. chrysalis (pupa of butterfly)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

蜆

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: けん (ken); げん (gen)
• Kan-on: けん (ken)
• Kun: しじみ (shijimi, 蜆)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
蜆
しじみ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

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Noun

蜆(しじみ) or 蜆(シジミ) • (shijimi) 

1. a type of clam (clarification of this definition is needed)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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Korean

Hanja

蜆 • (hyeon) (hangeul 현, revised hyeon, McCune–Reischauer hyŏn, Yale hyen)

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