銛

See also: 铦

銛	U+929B, 銛 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-929B

← 銚
[U+929A]

CJK Unified Ideographs

銜 →
[U+929C]

Translingual

Han character

銛 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+6, 14 strokes, Cangjie input 金竹十口 (CHJR), four-corner 8216₄, composition ⿰釒舌)

sharp, keen-edged
a kind of hoe

Derived characters

懖, 𦗾

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1305, character 11
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40389
Dae Jaweon: page 1807, character 21
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4198, character 4
Unihan data for U+929B

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 銛
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

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

	Old Chinese
銛	koːd, slem, *l̥ʰeːmʔ
栝	koːd, l̥ʰeːmʔ
餂	*l̥ʰeːmʔ
恬	*l'eːm
湉	*l'eːm
甜	*l'iːm
狧	*l̥ʰaːb

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *koːd, *slem, *l̥ʰeːmʔ): semantic 金 (“metal”) + abbreviated phonetic 甜 (OC *l'iːm).

Etymology 1

trad.		銛
simp.		铦

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjam (“iron”) (STEDT). Cognate with 鐕 (OC *ʔsluːm, “headless nail”),^[1] as well as Burmese သံ (sam, “iron”).

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiān (xian¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cim¹

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/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cim¹
  - Yale: chīm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsim¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qim¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːm⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: sjem

Rime
Character	銛
Reading #	1/3
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	鹽 (153)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	息廉切
Baxter	sjem
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siᴇm/
Pan Wuyun	/siɛm/
Shao Rongfen	/sjæm/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/siam/
Li Rong	/siɛm/
Wang Li	/sĭɛm/
Bernhard Karlgren	/si̯ɛm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sim¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*slem/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	銛
Reading #	2/3
No.	12402
Phonetic component	甜
Rime group	談
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	銛
Old Chinese	/*slem/
Notes	說文舌聲讀若棪若鐮

Definitions

銛

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Compounds

銛利 / 铦利
銛諸 / 铦诸

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiǎn (tian³)

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: tʻien³
  - Yale: tyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tean
  - Palladius: тянь (tjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

Middle Chinese: themX

Rime
Character	銛
Reading #	2/3
Initial (聲)	透 (6)
Final (韻)	添 (157)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	他玷切
Baxter	themX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/tʰem^X/
Pan Wuyun	/tʰem^X/
Shao Rongfen	/tʰɛm^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/tʰɛm^X/
Li Rong	/tʰem^X/
Wang Li	/tʰiem^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/tʰiem^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tiǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	tim²

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*l̥ʰeːmʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	銛
Reading #	3/3
No.	12404
Phonetic component	甜
Rime group	談
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	忝
Old Chinese	/*l̥ʰeːmʔ/

Definitions

銛

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Etymology 2

trad.		銛
simp.		铦
alternative forms		銽

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
咶	qʰroːds, qʰroːds, *ɡroːd
話	*ɡroːds
刮	*kroːd
鴰	kroːd, koːd
趏	kroːd, kʰroːd
舌	ɡroːd, ɦbljed
姡	ɡroːd, ɡoːd
頢	ɡroːd, koːd
括	*koːd
活	koːd, ɡoːd
适	koːd, kʰoːd
栝	koːd, l̥ʰeːmʔ
佸	koːd, ɡoːd
髺	*koːd
聒	*koːd
銛	koːd, slem, *l̥ʰeːmʔ
葀	*koːd
懖	*koːd
筈	koːd, kʰoːd
萿	*koːd
蛞	*kʰoːd
闊	*kʰoːd
秳	*ɡoːd

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *koːd, *slem, *l̥ʰeːmʔ): semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 𠯑 (OC *ɡroːd).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guā (gua¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guā
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gua
  - Wade–Giles: kua¹
  - Yale: gwā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gua
  - Palladius: гуа (gua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: kwat

Rime
Character	銛
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	末 (64)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	古活切
Baxter	kwat
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuɑt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷɑt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɑt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwat̚/
Li Rong	/kuɑt̚/
Wang Li	/kuɑt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kuɑt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gut³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*koːd/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	銛
Reading #	1/3
No.	7575
Phonetic component	桰
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	括
Old Chinese	/*koːd/

Definitions

銛

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References

^ Luce, G. H. (1981), “-AM Finals (32. Iron)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 42

Japanese

Kanji

銛

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

Go-on: かち (kachi)^{←くわち (kwati, historical)}、せん (sen)^{←せん (sen, historical)}^{←せむ (semu, ancient)}、てん (ten)^{←てん (ten, historical)}^{←てむ (temu, ancient)}
Kan-on: かつ (katsu)^{←くわつ (kwatu, historical)}、せん (sen)^{←せん (sen, historical)}^{←せむ (semu, ancient)}、てん (ten)^{←てん (ten, historical)}^{←てむ (temu, ancient)}
Kun: すき (suki, 銛)、もり (mori, 銛)

Compounds

莫耶(ばくや)を鈍(どん)と為(な)し鉛刀(えんとう)を銛(せん)と為(な)す (bakuya o don to nashi entō o sen to nasu)

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Kanji in this term
銛
もり Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もり [mòrí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [mo̞ɾʲi]

Noun

銛(もり) • (mori)

(fishing) harpoon

Hyponyms

突(つ)きん棒(ぼう) (tsukinbō)

Derived terms

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

“^▲銛”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja

銛 • (seom) (hangeul 섬, revised seom, McCune–Reischauer sŏm, Yale sem)

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[1] Luce, G. H. (1981), “-AM Finals (32. Iron)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 42

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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