汫

汫 U+6C6B, 汫 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6C6B ← 汪 [U+6C6A] CJK Unified Ideographs 汬 → [U+6C6C]

Translingual

Han character

汫 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 水廿廿 (ETT) or 難水廿廿 (XETT), four-corner 3510₀, composition ⿰氵井)

1. pit, trap
2. the appearance of a small, meandering stream

Derived characters

• 𬈈

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 607, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17155
• Dae Jaweon: page 1000, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1558, character 2
• Unihan data for U+6C6B

Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		汫
alternative forms		阱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐng, jìng (jing³, jing⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˇ, ㄐㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeng²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khéng / chēng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zian²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐng
    • Wade–Giles: ching³
    • Yale: jǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiing
    • Palladius: цзин (czin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìng
    • Wade–Giles: ching⁴
    • Yale: jìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinq
    • Palladius: цзин (czin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zeng²
    • Yale: jéng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zéng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khéng / chēng
    • Tâi-lô: khíng / tsēng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qeang, zeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɪŋ⁵³/, /t͡siɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/, /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɪŋ⁵³/, /t͡siɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰiɪŋ⁵³/, /t͡siɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɪŋ⁴¹/, /t͡siɪŋ³³/

Note:

• khéng - 棄挺切，音謦;
• chēng - 疾正切，音淨.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zian²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiáⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sĩã⁵²/

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• Middle Chinese: dzengX

Rime
Character	汫
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	青 (125)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	徂醒切
Baxter	dzengX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zeŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zeŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zɛŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zɛjŋX/
Li Rong	/d͡zeŋX/
Wang Li	/d͡zieŋX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/d͡zʱieŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zing6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*sɡeːŋʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	汫
Reading #	1/1
No.	6859
Phonetic component	井
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	汫
Old Chinese	/*sɡeːŋʔ/

Definitions

汫

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) appearance of a small, meandering stream
2. alternative form of 阱 (jǐng)

Compounds

• 汫洲
• 汫涏
• 汫濙 / 汫𣸨

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		汫

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiáⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tsiánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cviar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siã⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siã⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siã⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã⁴¹/

Definitions

汫

1. (Hokkien) Taiwanese (TRC) form of 䭕 / 𬲕 (“tasteless; insipid”)
2. (Hokkien) Taiwanese (TRC) form of 𩉍 / 𬰣 (“light color”)

Compounds

• 汫哱哱
• 汫水
• 汫水港
• 汫水湖
• 汫水魚 / 汫水鱼
• 汫汫
• 汫燒 / 汫烧
• 汫甜
• 汫糜
• 汫䊩䊩
• 汫色
• 汫菜
• 汫身
• 汫閉哱 / 汫闭哱
• 汫閉閉 / 汫闭闭
• 無鹹無汫 / 无咸无汫
• 白汫
• 白汫無味 / 白汫无味
• 軟汫 / 软汫
• 鹹汫 / 咸汫
• 鹹酸苦汫 / 咸酸苦汫

References

• “汫”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

Japanese

Kanji

汫

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): けい (kei)、きょう (kyō)、せい (sei)、じょう (jō)

Vietnamese

Han character

汫: Hán Nôm readings: giếng

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