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U+8B9A, 讚
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8B9A

[U+8B99]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+8B9B]

Translingual

More information Traditional, Shinjitai ...

Han character

(Kangxi radical 149, +19, 26 strokes, cangjie input 卜口竹山金 (YRHUC), four-corner 04686, composition )

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1188, character 4
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1652, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4034, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+8B9A

Chinese

More information trad., simp. ...

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ʔsaːns): semantic (say) + phonetic (OC *ʔsaːns).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation



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More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...

Definitions

  1. to praise; to commend; to eulogize
  2. (Internet, social media) to like
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of to like): (cǎi)
Compounds

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Related to Northern Wu 𫲗 (zàn)?”

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (chiefly Southern Min, Taiwanese Mandarin) cool; awesome
Synonyms
  • (Mandarin) (bàng)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“good; great”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Further reading

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Japanese

Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form )

  1. to praise
  2. picture title

Readings

  • Go-on: さん (san)
  • Kan-on: さん (san)
  • Kun: たたえる (tataeru, 讚える)ほめる (homeru, 讚める)ほめことば (homekotoba)

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese (MC tsanH).

More information Historical Readings ...

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠(ː)n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

(eumhun 기릴 (giril chan))

  1. hanja form? of (to praise; to laud) [verbal root; affix]

Compounds

  • 격절칭찬 (擊節稱讚, gyeokjeolchingchan)
  • 격찬 (激讚, gyeokchan, “great praise”)
  • 경찬 (慶讚, gyeongchan, “Buddhist praise”)
  • 과찬 (過讚, gwachan, “excessive praise”)
  • 극찬 (極讚, geukchan, “extreme praise”)
  • 예찬 (禮讚, yechan, “lauding”)
  • 자찬 (自讚, jachan, “self-praise”)
  • 자화자찬 (自畫自讚, jahwajachan)
  • 절찬 (絕讚, jeolchan, “extreme praise”)
  • 찬가 (讚歌, chan'ga, “song of praise”)
  • 찬미 (讚美, chanmi, “praise, lauding”)
  • 찬불 (讚佛, chanbul, “praise of the Buddha”)
  • 찬사 (讚辭, chansa, “words of praise”)
  • 찬송 (讚頌, chansong, “praise, lauding”)
  • 찬송가 (讚頌歌, chansongga, “Christian hymn”)
  • 찬양 (讚揚, chanyang, “praise”)
  • 칭찬 (稱讚, chingchan, “compliment”)
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Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: tán

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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