孨

孨 U+5B68, 孨 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B68 ← 孧 [U+5B67] CJK Unified Ideographs 孩 → [U+5B69]

Translingual

Han character

孨 (Kangxi radical 39, 子+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 弓木弓木木 (NDNDD), composition ⿱子孖)

1. cautious
2. weak, cowardly; weakness
3. orphan

Derived characters

• 𠊩, 𣹏, 𩹆, 𡦥, 孴, 孱, 𤸦

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 279, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6976
• Dae Jaweon: page 548, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1015, character 15
• Unihan data for U+5B68

Chinese

simp. and trad.		孨

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
孨	*nɯb, *skʷrens, *kʷjenʔ
孱	*sɡreːn, *sɡreːnʔ, *sɡren

Triplication of 子.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuǎn (zhuan³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chuan³
    • Yale: jwǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joan
    • Palladius: чжуань (čžuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun²
    • Yale: jyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: tsywenX, tsrjwenH, nrip

Rime
Character	孨	孨	孨
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	莊 (18)	娘 (12)
Final (韻)	仙 (78)	仙 (80)	緝 (142)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	旨兖切	莊眷切	尼立切
Baxter	tsywenX	tsrjwenH	nrip
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiuᴇnX/	/t͡ʃˠiuᴇnH/	/ɳˠiɪp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʷiɛnX/	/ʈ͡ʂʷᵚiɛnH/	/ɳᵚip̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjuænX/	/t͡ʃiuænH/	/niep̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cwianX/	/ʈ͡ʂwianH/	/ɳjip̚/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiuɛnX/	/t͡ʃjuɛnH/	/njəp̚/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭwɛnX/	/t͡ʃĭwɛnH/	/nĭĕp̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯wɛnX/	/ʈ͡ʂi̯wɛnH/	/ni̯əp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhuǎn	zhuàn	nì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyun2	zyun3	nap6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*nɯb/, /*skʷrens/, /*kʷjenʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	孨	孨	孨
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
No.	9438	17701	17703
Phonetic component	孴	孨	孨
Rime group	緝	元	元
Rime subdivision	1	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	孨	孨	剸
Old Chinese	/*nɯb/	/*skʷrens/	/*kʷjenʔ/
Notes	集韻同孴

Definitions

孨

1. Prudent, cautious, careful (Xu Shen says 謹也).

Japanese

Kanji

孨

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): せん (sen); じゅう (jū); にゅう (nyū)
• Kun: つつしむ (tsutsushimu); よわい (yowai); みなしご (minashigo)