冉冉

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Chinese

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passing (of time) passing (of time)
simp. and trad.
(冉冉)

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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冉冉

  1. (ideophonic) slowly; gradually

Derived terms

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Adjective

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冉冉

  1. (ideophonic, literary) walking slowly
  2. (ideophonic, of tree branches, etc.) hanging down loosely
  3. (ideophonic, literary) filling the air; permeating