攢

See also: 攅 and 攒

攢 U+6522, 攢 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6522 ← 攡 [U+6521] CJK Unified Ideographs 攣 → [U+6523]

Translingual

Traditional	攢
Shinjitai (extended)	攅
Simplified	攒

Han character

攢 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+19, 22 strokes, cangjie input 手竹山金 (QHUC), four-corner 5408₆, composition ⿰扌贊)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 464, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13030
• Dae Jaweon: page 813, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1990, character 6
• Unihan data for U+6522

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
贊	*ʔsaːns
趲	*ʔsaːns, *zaːnʔ
讚	*ʔsaːns
酇	*ʔsaːns, *zoːn
饡	*ʔsaːns
濽	*ʔsaːns
襸	*ʔsaːns
攢	*ʔsaːns, *ʔsoːnʔ
瓚	*zaːnʔ
禶	*zaːnʔ, *zoːn
穳	*zaːns, *zoːn
囋	*zaːns, *zaːd
鑽	*ʔsoːn, *ʔsoːns
劗	*ʔsoːn, *zoːn
纘	*ʔsoːnʔ
儧	*ʔsoːnʔ
鄼	*ʔsoːnʔ
欑	*ʔsoːnʔ, *zoːn
籫	*ʔsoːnʔ
巑	*zoːn
攅	*zoːns

Etymology 1

trad.		攢
simp.		攒
alternative forms		攅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǎn (zan³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaan²
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zang³
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tse

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tsan³
    • Yale: dzǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaan
    • Palladius: цзань (czanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sän²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zaan²
    • Yale: jáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zan²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tse
    • MiniDict: tse^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tse
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡se³⁴/

Definitions

攢

1. (obsolete) to bend
2. to save

Synonyms

• (to save):

edit

• 沉積 / 沉积 (chénjī) (figurative)
• 疊 / 叠 (dié)
• 積累 / 积累 (jīlěi)
• 積聚 / 积聚 (jījù)
• 累加 (lěijiā)
• 累積 / 累积 (lěijī)

Compounds

• 攢勁 / 攒劲 (zǎnjìn)
• 積攢 / 积攒 (jīzǎn)

Etymology 2

trad.		攢
simp.		攒
alternative forms		攅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cuán (cuan²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cyun⁴ / zyun⁶ / zaan⁶
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zuêng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cuán
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻuan²
    • Yale: tswán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tswan
    • Palladius: цуань (cuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cyun⁴ / zyun⁶ / zaan⁶
    • Yale: chyùhn / jyuhn / jaahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn⁴ / dzyn⁶ / dzaan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: qun⁴ / jun⁶ / zan⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰyːn²¹/, /t͡syːn²²/, /t͡saːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zuêng³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuèng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sueŋ²¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: dzwanH

Rime
Character	攢
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	桓 (62)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	在玩切
Baxter	dzwanH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zuɑnH/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zʷɑnH/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zuɑnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zwanH/
Li Rong	/d͡zuɑnH/
Wang Li	/d͡zuɑnH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/d͡zʱuɑnH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zuàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyun6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsoːnʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	攢
Reading #	2/2
No.	16530
Phonetic component	贊
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	纂
Old Chinese	/*ʔsoːnʔ/

Definitions

攢

1. to gather; to assemble; to collect; to piece together

   Alternative form: 欑 / 𪴙 (cuán)

Synonyms

• (to pierce together):

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• 拼合 (pīnhé)
• 拼圖 / 拼图 (pīntú)
• 拼成 (pīnchéng)
• 拼接 (pīnjiē)
• 拼湊 / 拼凑 (pīncòu)
• 湊合 / 凑合 (colloquial)

• (to gather):

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• 允集 (yǔnjí) (literary)
• 匯 / 汇 (huì)
• 匯總 / 汇总 (huìzǒng)
• 匯聚 / 汇聚 (huìjù)
• 匯集 / 汇集 (huìjí)
• 叢集 / 丛集 (cóngjí)
• 團聚 / 团聚 (tuánjù)
• 坌集 (bènjí) (literary)
• 委會 / 委会 (wěihuì) (literary)
• 密集 (mìjí)
• 彙集 / 汇集 (huìjí)
• 徵集 / 征集 (zhēngjí)
• 採 / 采 (cǎi)
• 採擷 / 采撷 (literary)
• 採集 / 采集 (cǎijí)
• 搜羅 / 搜罗 (sōuluó)
• 搜集 (sōují)
• 摟 / 搂 (lōu)
• 攏 / 拢 (lǒng)
• 攢聚 / 攒聚 (cuánjù)
• 攢集 / 攒集 (cuánjí)
• 收羅 / 收罗 (shōuluó)
• 收錄 / 收录 (shōulù)
• 收集 (shōují)
• 會合 / 会合 (huìhé)
• 會聚 / 会聚 (huìjù)
• 會集 / 会集 (huìjí)
• 湊 / 凑 (còu)
• 湊集 / 凑集 (còují)
• 相聚 (xiāngjù)
• 籌集 / 筹集 (chóují)
• 糾合 / 纠合 (jiūhé) (literary)
• 糾集 / 纠集 (jiūjí) (derogatory)
• 群集 (qúnjí)
• 聚 (jù)
• 聚合 (jùhé)
• 聚攏 / 聚拢 (jùlǒng)
• 聚斂 / 聚敛 (jùliǎn)
• 聚會 / 聚会 (jùhuì)
• 聚集 (jùjí)
• 聚首 (jùshǒu) (formal, usually of leaders, important figures)
• 蒐集 (sōují)
• 薈萃 / 荟萃 (huìcuì) (literary)
• 蝟集 / 猬集 (wèijí) (literary)
• 調集 / 调集 (diàojí)
• 集 (jí) (literary, or in compounds)
• 集中 (jízhōng)
• 集合 (jíhé)
• 集會 / 集会 (jíhuì)
• 集結 / 集结 (jíjié)
• 麇集 (qúnjí) (literary)

Compounds

• 亂箭攢心 / 乱箭攒心
• 四馬攢蹄 / 四马攒蹄
• 怒目攢眉 / 怒目攒眉
• 打攢盤 / 打攒盘
• 攢三聚五 / 攒三聚五
• 攢典 / 攒典
• 攢宮 / 攒宫
• 攢射 / 攒射
• 攢底 / 攒底
• 攢拌兒 / 攒拌儿
• 攢毆 / 攒殴
• 攢湊 / 攒凑
• 攢湯 / 攒汤
• 攢盒 / 攒盒 (cuánhé)
• 攢盤 / 攒盘
• 攢眉 / 攒眉 (cuánméi)
• 攢眉苦臉 / 攒眉苦脸
• 攢眉蹙鼻 / 攒眉蹙鼻
• 攢矢 / 攒矢
• 攢簇 / 攒簇
• 攢聚 / 攒聚 (cuánjù)
• 攢茶 / 攒茶
• 攢蹄 / 攒蹄
• 攢蹙 / 攒蹙
• 攢錢 / 攒钱
• 攢露 / 攒露
• 攢餡兒 / 攒馅儿
• 泯耳攢蹄 / 泯耳攒蹄
• 眾毛攢裘 / 众毛攒裘
• 萬箭攢心 / 万箭攒心
• 萬頭攢動 / 万头攒动
• 花攢錦簇 / 花攒锦簇
• 花簇錦攢 / 花簇锦攒
• 齊攢 / 齐攒

Etymology 3

trad.		攢
simp.		攒
alternative forms		攅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zàn (zan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zàn
    • Wade–Giles: tsan⁴
    • Yale: dzàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzann
    • Palladius: цзань (czanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sän⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tsanH

Rime
Character	攢
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	則旰切
Baxter	tsanH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sɑnH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sɑnH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sɑnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sanH/
Li Rong	/t͡sɑnH/
Wang Li	/t͡sɑnH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sɑnH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zaan3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsaːns/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	攢
Reading #	1/2
No.	16521
Phonetic component	贊
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	賛
Old Chinese	/*ʔsaːns/

Definitions

攢

1. (obsolete) to loosen

Etymology 4

trad.		攢
simp.		攒
alternative forms		僎 傳／传 拴 栓 銓／铨 僎 傳／传 拴 栓 銓／铨 詮／诠 川

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to 全 ( )?”

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhoân

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoân
    • Tâi-lô: tshuân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhoaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰuan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰuan²³/

Definitions

攢

1. (Hokkien) to prepare; to arrange; to take care of
   • 2008, “憨阿嬤”, in 潘協慶 (lyrics), 陳冠甫 (music), 甲你攬牢牢 [Hold You Tightly], performed by 江蕙 [Jody Chiang]:

     輕步挽袖　三兩手僎好早餐 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     轻步挽袖　三两手僎好早餐 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     khin-pō͘ pih ńg, saⁿ-nn̄g chhiú chhoân-hó chá-tǹg [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2022, “遊臺灣”, 武雄 (lyrics), 張三 [Zion Chang] and 曹雅雯 [Olivia Tsao] (music), performed by 陳亞蘭 [Chen Ya Lan] and 曹雅雯 [Olivia Tsao]:

     你若有閒緊隨我來　各地名產我攏有攢 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     你若有闲紧随我来　各地名产我拢有攒 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     lí nā ū-êng kín sûi góa lâi, kok-tē bêng-sán góa lóng ū chhoân [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (Hokkien) to set up a trap to make a fool of someone

   攢空／攒空 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  chhoân-khang [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Compounds

• 攢便 / 攒便
• 攢空 / 攒空
• 攢辦 / 攒办

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of 攢 – see 鑽 (“to drill; to bore; to study intensively; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 鑽).

Japanese

Kanji

攢

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 攅)

1. save
2. hoard

Readings

• Go-on: さん (san)、ざん (zan)
• Kan-on: さん (san)
• Kun: あつめる (atsumeru, 攢める)、あつまる (atsumaru, 攢まる)

Korean

Hanja

攢 (eum 찬 (chan))

1. save
2. hoard

Vietnamese

Han character

攢: Hán Nôm readings: quần, toản, toàn

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