冉
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
冉 (Kangxi radical 13, 冂+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 土月 (GB), four-corner 50557, composition ⿻冂土)
Derived characters edit
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 128, character 36
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1514
- Dae Jaweon: page 289, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 99, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5189
Chinese edit
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alternative forms | 冄 |
Glyph origin edit
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Pictogram (象形) – uncertain. Possibly depicts hair hanging down (the original form of 髯) or the edge of a turtle shell (the original form of 𪚮).
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
冉
- (archaic) edge of a turtle shell
- Used in 冉冉 (rǎnrǎn).
- (obsolete) tender; weak
- a surname
- 冉求 ― Rǎn Qiú ― Ran Qiu / Jan Ch‘iu (a leading disciple of Confucius)
Compounds edit
Japanese edit
Kanji edit
冉
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Readings edit
Korean edit
Hanja edit
冉 (eum 염 (yeom))
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