See also:
U+4EDE, 仞
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4EDE

[U+4EDD]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+4EDF]

Translingual

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Stroke order
 

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 9, +3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 人尸竹戈 (OSHI), four-corner 27220, composition )

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 93, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 379
  • Dae Jaweon: page 197, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 115, character 7
  • Unihan data for U+4EDE

Chinese

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trad.
simp. #

Glyph origin

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

References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (38)
Final () (43)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter nyinH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ȵiɪnH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ȵinH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȵʑjenH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ȵinH/
Li
Rong
/ȵiĕnH/
Wang
Li
/ȵʑĭĕnH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ȵʑi̯ĕnH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
rèn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jan6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 10833
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*njɯns/

Definitions

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  1. (historical) a unit of measure, which had been defined to be 8 chi, 7 chi, 5 chi 6 cun, and 4 chi
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to fathom; to measure depth or height
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of (rèn, blade; sword; knife)
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of (rèn, to fill; full)
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of  / (rèn, to recognize)
  6. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of (rěn, to endure)
  7. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of  / (rèn, strong, tough)
  8. (historical) a place in Chu during the Spring and Autumn period

Compounds

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References

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  • 諸橋轍次 (Morohashi Tetsuji), chief ed. 大漢和辞典 (Dai Kan-Wa Jiten, “Comprehensive Chinese–Japanese Dictionary”). 13 vols. 1955–1960. Revised and enlarged ed. 1984–1986. Tokyo: Taishukan.

Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

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  • Go-on: にん (nin)
  • Kan-on: じん (jin)
  • Kun: はかる (hakaru, 仞る)

Pronunciation

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Kanji in this term
じん
Hyōgai
kan'on

Noun

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(じん) (jin

  1. ren, ancient Chinese unit of measure

Korean

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Hanja

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(eum (in))

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: nhẩn, nhận

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References

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