㓠

㓠	U+34E0, 㓠 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-34E0

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Translingual

Han character

㓠 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 卜口中弓 (YRLN), composition ⿰占刂)

(same as 玷) a flaw
a defect
to cut with a sword
to chop

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 138, character 18
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 328, character 10
Unihan data for U+34E0

Chinese

simp. and trad.		㓠

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 㓠 – see 玷 (“flaw in gem; defect in jade; flaw in character; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 玷).

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diàn (dian⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dim³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diàn
  - Wade–Giles: tien⁴
  - Yale: dyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diann
  - Palladius: дянь (djanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: dim³
  - Yale: dim
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dim³
  - Guangdong Romanization: dim³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːm³³/

Middle Chinese: temX

Rime
Character	㓠
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	添 (157)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	多忝切
Baxter	temX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/tem^X/
Pan Wuyun	/tem^X/
Shao Rongfen	/tɛm^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/tɛm^X/
Li Rong	/tem^X/
Wang Li	/tiem^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/tiem^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	diǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	dim²

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*tˤemʔ/, /*tˤemʔ-s/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	㓠	㓠
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	diǎn	diàn
Middle Chinese	‹ tem^X ›	‹ tem^H ›
Old Chinese	/*tˁemʔ/	/*tˁemʔ-s/
English	black spot	black spot, flaw
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Definitions

㓠

to cut with a sword
to chop

Vietnamese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): phonetic 占 (chiêm) + semantic 刂 (“knife”).

This character is essentially the same as its alternative form 𪟂, except that it uses the reduced form of the semantic component instead of its full form 刀.

Han character

㓠: Nôm readings: chém^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6], chím^[1]

chữ Nôm form of chém (“to slash; to chop; to cut; to behead”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nguyễn (2014).
^ Nguyễn et al. (2009).
^ Trần (2004).
^ Hồ (1976).
^ Génibrel (1898).
^ Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).

[tdcndg-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Nguyễn (2014).

[tdcntd-2] Nguyễn et al. (2009).

[gdhn-3] Trần (2004).

[btcn-4] Hồ (1976).

[genibrel-5] Génibrel (1898).

[taberd-6] Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).

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