𧸘

𧸘 U+27E18, 𧸘 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-27E18 ← 𧸗 [U+27E17] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𧸙 → [U+27E19]

Translingual

Han character

𧸘 (Kangxi radical 154, 貝+13, 20 strokes, cangjie input 月金人一人 (BCOMO), composition ⿰貝僉)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1212, character 32
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3659, character 7
• Unihan data for U+27E18

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 貝 (“shell; money”) + phonetic 僉 (OC *skʰlam).

Etymology 1

trad.		𧸘
simp.		𫎨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liàn (lian⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liàn
    • Wade–Giles: lien⁴
    • Yale: lyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liann
    • Palladius: лянь (ljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: ljemH

Rime
Character	𧸘
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	鹽 (153)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	力驗切
Baxter	ljemH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liᴇmH/
Pan Wuyun	/liɛmH/
Shao Rongfen	/ljæmH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/liamH/
Li Rong	/liɛmH/
Wang Li	/lĭɛmH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯ɛmH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	liàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lim6

Definitions

𧸘

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to prepay

Etymology 2

trad.		𧸘
simp.		𫎨
alternative forms		瞼／睑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎn (jian³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chien³
    • Yale: jyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean
    • Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

Definitions

𧸘

1. (historical) An administrative division used by non-Han peoples in ancient Yunnan, equivalent to the prefecture of imperial China.

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 𧸘 – see 貶 (“to reduce; to lower; to demote; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 貶).

Etymology 4

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