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U+5189, 冉
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5189

[U+5188]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+518A]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 13, +3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 土月 (GB), four-corner 50557, composition )

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 128, character 36
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1514
  • Dae Jaweon: page 289, character 19
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 99, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+5189

Chinese

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simp. and trad.
alternative forms

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character



References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Pictogram (象形) – uncertain. Possibly depicts hair hanging down (the original form of ) or the edge of a turtle shell (the original form of 𪚮).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (38) (38)
Final () (153) (153)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter nyem nyemX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ȵiᴇm/ /ȵiᴇmX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ȵiɛm/ /ȵiɛmX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȵʑjæm/ /ȵʑjæmX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ȵiam/ /ȵiamX/
Li
Rong
/ȵiɛm/ /ȵiɛmX/
Wang
Li
/ȵʑĭɛm/ /ȵʑĭɛmX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ȵʑi̯ɛm/ /ȵʑi̯ɛmX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
rán rǎn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jim4 jim5
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 10781 10784
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 1
Corresponding
MC rime
𩓾
Old
Chinese
/*njam/ /*njamʔ/

Definitions

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  1. (archaic) edge of a turtle shell
  2. Used in 冉冉 (rǎnrǎn).
  3. (obsolete) tender; weak
  4. a surname
      ―  Rǎn Qiú  ―  Ran Qiu / Jan Ch‘iu (a leading disciple of Confucius)

Compounds

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Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

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  • Go-on: ねん (nen)
  • Kan-on: ぜん (zen)
  • Kun: よわい (yowai)

Korean

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Hanja

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(eum (yeom))

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: nhiễm

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