銑

See also: 铣

Translingual

Han character

銑 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+6, 14 strokes, cangjie input 金竹土山 (CHGU), four-corner 8411₁, composition ⿰釒先)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1304, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40376
• Dae Jaweon: page 1807, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4197, character 9
• Unihan data for U+9291

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Chinese

trad.		銑
simp.		铣

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
洗	*sɯːlʔ, *sɯːnʔ
先	*sɯːn, *sɯːns
銑	*sɯːnʔ
跣	*sɯːnʔ
毨	*sɯːnʔ
姺	*sɯːnʔ, *srin
筅	*sɯːnʔ
冼	*sɯːnʔ
箲	*sɯːnʔ
駪	*srin
兟	*srin
詵	*srin
侁	*srin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sɯːnʔ) : semantic 釒 + phonetic 先 (OC *sɯːn, *sɯːns).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎn (xian³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin²
• Eastern Min (BUC): siēng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sián

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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: sin²
    • Yale: sín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn³⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: siēng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sián
    • Tâi-lô: sián
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siern
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴¹/

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• Middle Chinese: senX

Rime
Character	銑
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	蘇典切
Baxter	senX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/senX/
Pan Wuyun	/senX/
Shao Rongfen	/sɛnX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɛnX/
Li Rong	/senX/
Wang Li	/sienX/
Bernard Karlgren	/sienX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sin2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*sɯːnʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	銑
Reading #	1/1
No.	13459
Phonetic component	先
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	銑
Old Chinese	/*sɯːnʔ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 銑

1. ^† the most lustrous metal; lustrous metal; shining metal
2. ^† sharp corners on both sides of an ancient bell
3. ^† small chisel
4. ^† bow decorated with gold on both ends
5. ^† cast iron
6. ^† (historical) the sixteenth day of the month in Chinese telegraph messages
7. a surname

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐ, xiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ, ㄒㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin²
• Eastern Min (BUC): sā̤

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐ
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³
    • Yale: syǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shii
    • Palladius: си (si)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • 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: sin²
    • Yale: sín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn³⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sā̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛ³³/

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• Middle Chinese: senX

Rime
Character	銑
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	蘇典切
Baxter	senX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/senX/
Pan Wuyun	/senX/
Shao Rongfen	/sɛnX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɛnX/
Li Rong	/senX/
Wang Li	/sienX/
Bernard Karlgren	/sienX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sin2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*sɯːnʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	銑
Reading #	1/1
No.	13459
Phonetic component	先
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	銑
Old Chinese	/*sɯːnʔ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 銑

1. (mechanics) to mill

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiān (xian¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sian
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹
    • Yale: syān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shian
    • Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 銑

1. ^† (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 鍁／锨 (“shovel”).

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Japanese

Kanji

銑

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. pig iron

Readings

• On (unclassified): せん (sen)
• Kun: ずく (zuku, 銑)
• Nanori: さね (sane)

Compounds

• 銑鉄(せんてつ) (sentetsu): pig iron

Synonyms

• 鉄

Usage notes

銑 was removed from the general use Jōyō kanji by the Japanese government in 2010.

• The Japan Times (October 21, 2009). Get set for next year's overhaul of joyo kanji. Accessed February 23, 2010.

Noun

銑(ずく) • (zuku) 

1. pig iron

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Korean

Hanja

銑 • (seon) (hangeul 선, revised seon, McCune–Reischauer sŏn, Yale sen)

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