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U+8CE2, 賢
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8CE2

[U+8CE1]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+8CE3]

Translingual

Japanese
Simplified
Traditional

Han character

(Kangxi radical 154, +8 in Chinese, 貝+9 in Japanese, 15 strokes in Chinese, 16 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 尸水月山金 (SEBUC), four-corner 77806, composition or )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1209, character 28
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36822
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1674, character 17
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3646, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+8CE2

Chinese

trad.
simp.
alternative forms 𬥎



𠤕

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *ɡiːn) : phonetic (OC *kʰaːn, *kʰriːn, *ɡiːn, *kʰins) + semantic (money) – worthy, valuable (like money)

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • hiang5 - Shantou;
  • hiêng5 - Chaozhou.
    • Wu
      • (Shanghai):
        • Wugniu: 6yi
        • MiniDict: yi
        • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3hhi
        • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦi²³/
    • Xiang
      • (Changsha)
        • Wiktionary: xienn2
        • Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ẽ¹³/

  • Dialectal data
Variety Location
Mandarin Beijing /ɕian³⁵/
Harbin /ɕian²⁴/
Tianjin /ɕian⁴⁵/
Jinan /ɕiã⁴²/
Qingdao /ɕiã⁴²/
Zhengzhou /ɕian⁴²/
Xi'an /ɕiã²⁴/
Xining /ɕiã²⁴/
Yinchuan /ɕian⁵³/
Lanzhou /ɕiɛ̃n⁵³/
Ürümqi /ɕian⁵¹/
Wuhan /ɕiɛn²¹³/
Chengdu /ɕian³¹/
Guiyang /ɕian²¹/
Kunming /ɕiɛ̃³¹/
Nanjing /ɕien²⁴/
Hefei /ɕiĩ⁵⁵/
Jin Taiyuan /ɕie¹¹/
Pingyao /ɕie̞¹³/
Hohhot /ɕie³¹/
Wu Shanghai /ɦi²³/
Suzhou /ɦiɪ¹³/
Hangzhou /ɦiẽ̞²¹³/
Wenzhou /ji³¹/
Hui Shexian /ɕie⁴⁴/
Tunxi /ɕiɛ⁴⁴/
Xiang Changsha /ɕiẽ¹³/
Xiangtan /ɕiẽ¹²/
Gan Nanchang /ɕiɛn⁴⁵/
Hakka Meixian /hian¹¹/
Taoyuan /hien¹¹/
Cantonese Guangzhou /jin²¹/
Nanning /jin²¹/
Hong Kong /jin²¹/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /hian³⁵/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /hieŋ⁵³/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /xiŋ²¹/
Shantou (Teochew) /hiaŋ⁵⁵/
Haikou (Hainanese) /hin³¹/

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (33)
Final () (85)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () IV
Fanqie
Baxter hen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦen/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦen/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣɛn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦɛn/
Li
Rong
/ɣen/
Wang
Li
/ɣien/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ɣien/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xián
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jin4
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
xián
Middle
Chinese
‹ hen ›
Old
Chinese
/*[g]ˁi[n]/
English worthy

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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 1337
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ɡiːn/

Definitions

  1. virtuous; good; clever; wise; worthy
  2. able; capable

Compounds

  • 不賢都頭不贤都头
  • 任人唯賢任人唯贤 (rènrénwéixián)
  • 任賢仗能任贤仗能
  • 任賢使能任贤使能
  • 任賢用能任贤用能
  • 傳賢传贤
  • 傲賢慢士傲贤慢士
  • 先賢先贤 (xiānxián)
  • 八賢八贤 (Bāxián)
  • 前賢前贤 (qiánxián)
  • 古聖先賢古圣先贤
  • 古賢古贤 (gǔxián)
  • 吐哺待賢吐哺待贤
  • 名賢名贤
  • 大賢大贤 (dàxián)
  • 大賢大德大贤大德
  • 大賢虎變大贤虎变
  • 好賢禮士好贤礼士 (hàoxiánlǐshì)
  • 妒能害賢妒能害贤
  • 妒賢嫉能妒贤嫉能
  • 妒賢疾能妒贤疾能
  • 嫉賢嫉贤 (jíxián)
  • 嫉賢妒能嫉贤妒能
  • 子孝孫賢子孝孙贤
  • 孝子賢孫孝子贤孙 (xiàozǐxiánsūn)
  • 尊賢使能尊贤使能
  • 尊賢愛物尊贤爱物
  • 屈尊敬賢屈尊敬贤
  • 左賢王左贤王
  • 廢賢失政废贤失政
  • 忠孝賢良忠孝贤良
  • 忠賢忠贤
  • 思賢如渴思贤如渴
  • 招賢招贤 (zhāoxián)
  • 招賢下士招贤下士
  • 招賢納士招贤纳士 (zhāoxiánnàshì)
  • 授職惟賢授职惟贤
  • 推賢下士推贤下士
  • 推賢任人推贤任人
  • 掩賢妒善掩贤妒善
  • 推賢樂善推贤乐善
  • 推賢舉善推贤举善
  • 推賢讓能推贤让能
  • 推賢進善推贤进善
  • 推賢進士推贤进士
  • 推賢遜能推贤逊能
  • 敬老尊賢敬老尊贤
  • 敬賢敬贤 (jìngxián)
  • 敬賢禮士敬贤礼士 (jìngxiánlǐshì)
  • 明賢明贤
  • 時賢时贤
  • 普賢普贤 (Pǔxián)
  • 欽賢好士钦贤好士
  • 殘賢害善残贤害善
  • 求賢求贤
  • 求賢下士求贤下士
  • 求賢如渴求贤如渴
  • 求賢用士求贤用士
  • 求賢若渴求贤若渴
  • 清聖濁賢清圣浊贤
  • 玉賢玉贤 (Yùxián)
  • 用賢任能用贤任能
  • 社會賢達社会贤达
  • 禮士親賢礼士亲贤
  • 禮賢下士礼贤下士 (lǐxiánxiàshì)
  • 禮賢好士礼贤好士
  • 禮賢接士礼贤接士
  • 禮賢遠佞礼贤远佞
  • 稱賢薦能称贤荐能
  • 立賢無方立贤无方
  • 竹林七賢竹林七贤 (Zhúlín Qīxián)
  • 竹賢竹贤 (Zhúxián)
  • 納士招賢纳士招贤
  • 群賢群贤 (qúnxián)
  • 群賢畢至群贤毕至 (qúnxiánbìzhì)
  • 老賢姪老贤侄
  • 聖經賢傳圣经贤传
  • 聖賢圣贤 (shèngxián)
  • 聖賢爺圣贤爷
  • 至賢至贤
  • 舉賢任能举贤任能
  • 舉賢使能举贤使能
  • 良將賢相良将贤相
  • 蔽賢蔽贤 (bìxián)
  • 蔽賢寵頑蔽贤宠顽
  • 薦賢荐贤
  • 薦賢任能荐贤任能
  • 薦賢舉能荐贤举能
  • 褒賢遏惡褒贤遏恶
  • 見賢不隱见贤不隐
  • 見賢思齊见贤思齐 (jiànxiánsīqí)
  • 親賢亲贤
  • 識才尊賢识才尊贤
  • 議賢议贤
  • 讓賢让贤 (ràngxián)
  • 象賢象贤
  • 貞懿賢淑贞懿贤淑
  • 賢人贤人 (xiánrén)
  • 賢伉儷贤伉俪
  • 賢俊贤俊
  • 賢內助贤内助 (xiánnèizhù)
  • 賢勞贤劳
  • 賢君贤君 (xiánjūn)
  • 賢否不明贤否不明
  • 賢哲贤哲 (xiánzhé)
  • 賢喬梓贤乔梓
  • 賢士贤士 (xiánshì)
  • 賢契贤契
  • 賢妃贤妃
  • 賢奸倒置
  • 賢姊贤姊
  • 賢妻贤妻 (xiánqī)
  • 賢妻良母贤妻良母 (xiánqīliángmǔ)
  • 賢婿贤婿
  • 賢孝贤孝 (xiánxiào)
  • 賢家贤家
  • 賢尊贤尊
  • 賢弟贤弟 (xiándì)
  • 賢彥贤彦
  • 賢從贤从
  • 賢德贤德 (xiándé)
  • 賢愚不分贤愚不分
  • 賢慧贤慧 (xiánhuì)
  • 賢才贤才 (xiáncái)
  • 賢明贤明 (xiánmíng)
  • 賢昆仲贤昆仲
  • 賢昆玉贤昆玉
  • 賢淑贤淑 (xiánshū)
  • 賢相贤相
  • 賢者贤者 (xiánzhě)
  • 賢能贤能 (xiánnéng)
  • 賢臣贤臣 (xiánchén)
  • 賢良贤良
  • 賢良方正贤良方正
  • 賢賢易色贤贤易色
  • 賢路贤路
  • 賢達贤达 (xiándá)
  • 賢郎贤郎
  • 賢阮贤阮
  • 輕賢慢士轻贤慢士
  • 進賢进贤
  • 進賢任能进贤任能
  • 進賢冠进贤冠
  • 選賢任能选贤任能
  • 選賢與能选贤与能
  • 避賢避贤
  • 避賢謝拙避贤谢拙
  • 鄉賢乡贤 (xiāngxián)
  • 酒喻聖賢酒喻圣贤
  • 野無遺賢野无遗贤
  • 集賢殿集贤殿
  • 養賢納士养贤纳士
  • 高賢高贤

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

trad.
simp.

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (Southern Min) Alternative form of 𠢕

Japanese

Kanji

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

  1. intelligence
  2. clever
  3. quick-witted
  4. sagacious

Readings

Proper noun

(さとる) or (まさる) or (けん) • (Satoru or Masaru or Ken) 

  1. a male given name

Korean

Hanja

(eum (hyeon))

  1. virtuous

Compounds

Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: hiền, hèn

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Derived terms

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