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沾

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See also: 霑
沾 U+6CBE, 沾
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6CBE
← 沽
[U+6CBD] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 沿 →
[U+6CBF]

Translingual

Han character

沾 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 水卜口 (EYR), four-corner 31160, composition ⿰氵占)

Derived characters

Additional Derived Characters
  • 𡝫, 𤊁, 𮏝, 𥮒, 𨵍

Further reading

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 614, character 12
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17259
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1008, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1583, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+6CBE
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 沾, Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) ...
Characters in the same phonetic series (占) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tem, *teːms, *tʰeːm): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 占 (OC *ʔljem, *tjems).

Ganlu Zishu considers this glyph to be an unorthodox variant of 霑 (zhān).

Etymology 1

Austroasiatic; compare Khmer ត្រាំ (tram, “to soak”), តំរាំ (tɑmrŏəm, “soaking; immersion; something which has been soaked”), ជ្រាំ (crŏəm, “muddy water”), Proto-Bahnaric *tram (“to soak”), *kram (“to sink”), Proto-Katuic *tram (“to soak”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Note:
  • tiam, chiam - literary;
  • cham - vernacular.
    • Dialectal data
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    Definitions

    沾

    1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) abundant; overflowing; brimming
    2. to soak; to moisten
    3. to share in (a benefit); to benefit through association
    4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to influence; to edify
    5. to be stained with; to be contaminated by
      我的鞋子沾到泥巴了。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
      Wǒ de xiézi zhān dào níbā le. [Pinyin]
      My shoes are stained with mud.
    6. to touch; to come into contact with
    7. (dialectal) to be good; to be okay
    Synonyms
    • (to benefit):
    • (to touch):

    Compounds

    • 一沾
    • 不沾
    • 利益均沾
    • 均沾 (jūnzhān)
    • 得沾化雨
    • 惹草沾花
    • 惹草沾風 / 惹草沾风
    • 汗出沾背
    • 沐露沾霜
    • 泣下沾襟
    • 沾丐
    • 沾乾 / 沾干
    • 沾便宜
    • 沾光 (zhānguāng)
    • 沾包
    • 沾化 (Zhānhuà)
    • 沾卹
    • 沾寒
    • 沾巾
    • 沾帶 / 沾带
    • 沾惹
    • 沾戀 / 沾恋
    • 沾手 (zhānshǒu)
    • 沾扯
    • 沾接
    • 沾染 (zhānrǎn)
    • 沾汙 / 沾污
    • 沾沾
    • 沾泣
    • 沾泥帶水 / 沾泥带水
    • 沾泥絮
    • 沾沾自喜 (zhānzhānzìxǐ)
    • 沾沾自好
    • 沾沾自滿 / 沾沾自满
    • 沾沾自衒
    • 沾沾自足
    • 沾洿
    • 沾洽
    • 沾浹 / 沾浃
    • 沾浥
    • 沾渥
    • 沾溉
    • 沾漉
    • 沾滯 / 沾滞
    • 沾漸 / 沾渐
    • 沾潤 / 沾润
    • 沾濟 / 沾济
    • 沾濕 / 沾湿 (zhānshī)
    • 沾濡
    • 沾灑 / 沾洒
    • 沾牙
    • 沾病
    • 沾礙 / 沾碍
    • 沾粘
    • 沾纓 / 沾缨
    • 沾脣 / 沾唇
    • 沾臆
    • 沾膺
    • 沾花惹草
    • 沾衣
    • 沾衿
    • 沾袍
    • 沾被
    • 沾補 / 沾补
    • 沾裳
    • 沾襟
    • 沾親 / 沾亲
    • 沾親帶友 / 沾亲带友
    • 沾親帶故 / 沾亲带故
    • 沾親帶骨 / 沾亲带骨
    • 沾親挂拐
    • 沾識 / 沾识
    • 沾賚 / 沾赉
    • 沾賞 / 沾赏
    • 沾足
    • 沾辱
    • 沾連 / 沾连
    • 沾逮
    • 沾邊 / 沾边 (zhānbiān)
    • 沾醉 (zhānzuì)
    • 沾錫 / 沾锡
    • 沾霈
    • 沾風惹草 / 沾风惹草
    • 沾黏
    • 滴水不沾
    • 滴水未沾
    • 滴酒不沾 (dījiǔbùzhān)
    • 禪絮沾泥 / 禅絮沾泥
    • 脅不沾席 / 胁不沾席
    • 腳不沾地 / 脚不沾地
    • 迷花沾草
    • 雨沾雲惹 / 雨沾云惹

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

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    Definitions

    沾

    1. (～水) an ancient river that flows from Huguan County, Shanxi into the Qi (淇) River in Henan, China

    Etymology 3

    Pronunciation

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    Definitions

    沾

    1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 添 (tiān, “to increase”)
    2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) thin

    Etymology 4

    Pronunciation

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    Definitions

    沾

    1. (～水) an ancient river flowing from Xiyang County, Shanxi into Ye (冶) River in Hebei
    2. (～縣) (historical) a county in the Han dynasty southwest of Xiyang County

    Etymology 5

    For pronunciation and definitions of 沾 – see 覘.
    (This character is a variant form of 覘).

    Etymology 6

    For pronunciation and definitions of 沾 – see 蘸 (“to dip in; to submerge in; to dip in; etc.”).
    (This character is the second-round simplified form of 蘸).
    Notes:
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    Japanese

    Kanji

    沾

    (Hyōgai kanji)

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    Readings

    • On (unclassified): てん (ten)
    • Kun: うるおう (uruō)

    Compounds

    Korean

    Etymology 1

    From Middle Chinese 沾 (MC trjem).

    Hanja

    Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

    沾 (eumhun 시다 첨 (sida cheom))

    1. hanja form? of 첨 (“to soak; to moisten”)
    Compounds
    • 균첨 (均沾, gyuncheom)
    • 첨습 (沾濕, cheomseup)
    • 첨유 (沾濡, cheomyu)
    • 첨의 (沾衣, cheomui)
    • 첨흡 (沾洽, cheomheup)

    Etymology 2

    From Middle Chinese 沾 (MC them).

    Hanja

    沾 (eumhun 더할 첨 (deohal cheom))

    1. alternative form of 添 (“hanja form? of 첨 (“to append; to increase”)”)

    Etymology 3

    Hanja

    沾 (eumhun 경망할 첩 (gyeongmanghal cheop))

    1. hanja form? of 첩 (“frivolous; discourteous; smug”)
    Compounds

    References

    • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
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    Vietnamese

    Han character

    沾: Hán Nôm readings: chăm, trèm, triêm, chem, thêm

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