姌

姌 U+59CC, 姌 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-59CC ← 始 [U+59CB] CJK Unified Ideographs 姍 → [U+59CD]

Translingual

Han character

姌 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 女土月 (VGB), four-corner 4544₇, composition ⿰女冉)

1. to have a charming, sprightly carriage (said of a woman)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 258, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6167
• Dae Jaweon: page 523, character 23
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1037, character 5
• Unihan data for U+59CC

Chinese

trad.		姌
simp. #		姌
alternative forms		㚩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rǎn (ran³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rǎn
    • Wade–Giles: jan³
    • Yale: rǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: raan
    • Palladius: жань (žanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐän²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jim⁵
    • Yale: yíhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yim⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: nyemX, nemX

Rime
Character	姌	姌
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	日 (38)	泥 (8)
Final (韻)	鹽 (153)	添 (157)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	而琰切	乃玷切
Baxter	nyemX	nemX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵiᴇmX/	/nemX/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵiɛmX/	/nemX/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑjæmX/	/nɛmX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵiamX/	/nɛmX/
Li Rong	/ȵiɛmX/	/nemX/
Wang Li	/ȵʑĭɛmX/	/niemX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȵʑi̯ɛmX/	/niemX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	rǎn	niǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jim5	nim5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*njamʔ/, /*neːmʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	姌	姌
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	10786	10789
Phonetic component	冉	冉
Rime group	談	談
Rime subdivision	1	2
Corresponding MC rime	冉	淰
Old Chinese	/*njamʔ/	/*neːmʔ/

Definitions

姌

1. Used in 姌嫋／姌袅 (rǎnniǎo).

Japanese

Kanji

姌

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Readings

• On (unclassified): ぜん (zen)