See also:
U+9452, 鑒
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9452

[U+9451]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+9453]

Translingual edit

Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified

Han character edit

(Kangxi radical 167, +14, 22 strokes, cangjie input 尸田金 (SWC) or 金尸一廿 (CSMT), four-corner 78109, composition 𰯲)

Derived characters edit

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1325, character 11
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40989
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1826, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4267, character 7
  • Unihan data for U+9452

Chinese edit

trad. //
simp.
nonstandard simp. 𰾫

Glyph origin edit

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声) : semantic (metal) + phonetic (OC *kraːm, *kraːms).

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (28) (28)
Final () (85) (149)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () IV II
Fanqie
Baxter ken kaemH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ken/ /kˠamH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ken/ /kᵚamH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kɛn/ /kamH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kɛn/ /kaɨmH/
Li
Rong
/ken/ /kamH/
Wang
Li
/kien/ /kamH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kien/ /kamH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jiān jiàn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gin1 gaam3

Definitions edit

  1. (bronze) mirror
  2. to inspect; to examine
  3. to reflect; to mirror
  4. to evaluate; to assess
  5. perceptiveness; vigilance
  6. reflection
  7. lesson; example; warning
  8. (historical) large reflective basin for holding water or ice

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic ():
  • Japanese: (かん) (kan)

Compounds edit

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings edit

Definitions edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
かがみS
[noun] an example, exemplar, model, pattern
[proper noun] a surname
かんS
[noun] a kind of ancient Chinese bronzeware
[noun] an example, exemplar, model, pattern
[affix] example, exemplar
[affix] model, pattern
[affix] inspect, examine
[affix] evaluate
(This term, , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean edit

Hanja edit

(eumhun 거울 (geoul gam))

  1. Alternative form of (Hanja form? of (mirror; inspection).)

References edit

Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

: Hán Nôm readings: giám, gương

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