碞

碞 U+789E, 碞 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-789E ← 碝 [U+789D] CJK Unified Ideographs 碟 → [U+789F]

Translingual

Han character

碞 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+9, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口口口口 (RRRR), four-corner 6060₁, composition ⿱品石)

1. room made of stone
2. watchtower

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 832, character 25
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24315
• Dae Jaweon: page 1249, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2443, character 9
• Unihan data for U+789E

Chinese

simp. and trad.		碞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yán (yan²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yán
    • Wade–Giles: yen²
    • Yale: yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yan
    • Palladius: янь (janʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ngaam⁴
    • Yale: ngàahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngam⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːm²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: ngim, ngeam

Rime
Character	碞	碞
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	侵 (140)	咸 (151)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	魚金切	五咸切
Baxter	ngim	ngeam
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠiɪm/	/ŋˠɛm/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚim/	/ŋᵚæm/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiem/	/ŋɐm/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋjim/	/ŋəɨm/
Li Rong	/ŋjəm/	/ŋɐm/
Wang Li	/ŋĭĕm/	/ŋɐm/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋi̯əm/	/ŋăm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yín	yán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngam4	ngaam4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋrɯːm/, /*ŋrɯm/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	碞	碞
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	14323	14324
Phonetic component	碞	碞
Rime group	侵	侵
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	嵒	吟
Old Chinese	/*ŋrɯːm/	/*ŋrɯm/

Definitions

碞

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Japanese

Kanji

碞

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: がん (gan)
• Kan-on: がん (gan)
• Kun: いわ (iwa, 碞)^{←いは (ifa, 碞, historical)}、けわしい (kewashii, 碞しい)

Vietnamese

Han character

碞: Hán Nôm readings: nham

• same as nham (巖)

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Readings

• Nôm: nham

References

• Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
• Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
• Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999