嫻

See also: 娴

嫻	U+5AFB, 嫻 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5AFB

← 嫺
[U+5AFA]

CJK Unified Ideographs

嫼 →
[U+5AFC]

Translingual

Han character

嫻 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 女日弓木 (VAND), four-corner 4742₀, composition ⿰女閑)

elegant, refined, gracious
skillful

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 271, character 4

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6711

Dae Jaweon: page 539, character 1

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1082, character 17

Unihan data for U+5AFB

Chinese

trad.		嫻
simp.		娴
alternative forms		嫺／娴𡢃／㛠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xián (xian²)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xián
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sián
  - Wade–Giles: hsien²
  - Yale: syán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyan
  - Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haan⁴
  - Yale: hàahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: han⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːn²¹/

Middle Chinese: hean

Rime
Character	嫻
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	山 (73)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	戸閒切
Baxter	hean
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠɛn/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦᵚæn/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦəɨn/
Li Rong	/ɣɛn/
Wang Li	/ɣæn/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣăn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xián
Expected Cantonese Reflex	haan⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡreːn/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嫻
Reading #	1/1
No.	13532
Phonetic component	閑
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	閑
Old Chinese	/*ɡreːn/

Definitions

嫻

(literary, or in compounds, of personality, behaviour, etc.) elegant, gentle and quiet
(literary, or in compounds) skilled; skillful; adept; proficient

Synonyms

(elegant):

優美／优美 (yōuměi) (of music, scenery)
典雅 (diǎnyǎ)
古雅 (gǔyǎ)
嫻靜／娴静 (xiánjìng)
幽美 (yōuměi) (literary, of an environment)
彬 (bīn) (literary, or in compounds)
彬彬 (bīnbīn) (literary)
文雅 (wényǎ)
文靜／文静 (wénjìng)
斯文 (sīwén)
斯文胎胎 (si¹ wen² tai¹ tai¹) (Sichuanese)
斯斯文文 (sīsīwénwén)
柔美 (róuměi) (of music, scenery)
酥巧 (Xiamen Hokkien)
雅相 (ia³ sian⁴) (Xiang)
雅緻／雅致 (yǎzhì)
高尚 (gāoshàng)
高雅 (gāoyǎ)

(skilled):

嫻熟／娴熟 (xiánshú) (formal)
熟 (shú)
熟嫻／熟娴 (shúxián) (literary)
熟手 (Hokkien, mainland China)
熟練／熟练 (shúliàn)
純／纯
純熟／纯熟 (chúnshú)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “elegant”):

低下 (dīxià)
低俗 (dīsú)
低級／低级 (dījí)
俗氣／俗气 (súqì)
俗骨 (zuk⁶ gwat¹) (Cantonese)
傖俗／伧俗 (cāngsú) (formal)
卑俗 (bēisú)
庸俗 (yōngsú)
鄙俗 (bǐsú)
鄙吝 (bǐlìn) (literary)

Compounds

嫻淑／娴淑
嫻熟／娴熟 (xiánshú)
嫻習／娴习
嫻雅／娴雅 (xiányǎ)
嫻靜／娴静 (xiánjìng)
幽嫻／幽娴
熟嫻／熟娴 (shúxián)
舉止嫻雅／举止娴雅

Japanese

Kanji

嫻

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

Go-on: げん (gen)

Kan-on: かん (kan)

Korean

Hanja

嫻 • (han) (hangeul 한, revised han, McCune–Reischauer han)

Vietnamese

Han character

嫻: Hán Nôm readings: nhàn

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