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U+96AA, 險
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-96AA

[U+96A9]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+96AB]

Translingual

More information Traditional, Shinjitai ...

Han character

(Kangxi radical 170, +13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 弓中人一人 (NLOMO), four-corner 78286, composition )

Derived characters

  • 𧂹

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1361, character 10
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41874
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1865, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4160, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+96AA
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Chinese

More information trad., simp. ...

Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 險, Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) ...

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

Etymology

May be cognate with (OC *ŋraːm, “tall; cliff”). See for more.

Pronunciation


Note:
  • hiám/hém - literary;
  • hiáⁿ - vernacular.

  • Dialectal data
More information Variety, Location ...

More information Rime, Character ...
More information Character, Reading # ...
More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...

Definitions

  1. (of terrain) difficult and treacherous
       xiǎntān   dangerous shoal
  2. (now in compounds) narrow pass; treacherous place; strategic point
       tiānxiǎn   natural terrain that is precipitous and in a strategic position
       xiǎn kě shǒu   to have no tenable defence position
  3. (now dialectal or in compounds) danger; hazard; peril; risk
       màoxiǎn   to take a risk
       tuōxiǎn   to escape danger
    [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
    [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
    From: 2002, 李榮 (Li Rong), chief editor, 現代漢語方言大詞典 [Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects], Nanjing: Jiangsu Education Publishing House, →ISBN, page 5595
    bei6 gwo3 nei1 coeng4 him2 [Jyutping]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. dangerous; hazardous
       jīngxiǎn   breathtaking
    得滯 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
    得滞 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
    From: 2002, 李榮 (Li Rong), chief editor, 現代漢語方言大詞典 [Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects], Nanjing: Jiangsu Education Publishing House, →ISBN, page 5595
    him2 dak1 zai6 [Jyutping]
    too dangerous
  5. (now dialectal or in compounds) sinister; vicious
       yīnxiǎn   treacherous; sinister
  6. (of bad things) almost; nearly
       xiǎnxiē   nearly
    毒手毒手   xiǎn zāo dúshǒu   to be nearly murdered
  7. (in compounds) short for 保險保险 (bǎoxiǎn, “insurance”)
    寿   shòuxiǎn   life insurance

Synonyms

  • (almost):

Compounds

Descendants

Sino-Xenic ():
  • Vietnamese: hiểm ()

References

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Japanese

Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form )

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): けん (ken)
  • Kun: けわしい (kewashii, 險しい)

Korean

Hanja

(heom) (hangeul , revised heom, McCuneReischauer hŏm, Yale hem)

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Vietnamese

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