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還

See also: 还

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TranslingualEdit

Han characterEdit

還 (radical 162 辵+13, 17 strokes, cangjie input 卜田中女 (YWLV), four-corner 36303, composition ⿺辶睘)

ReferencesEdit

  • KangXi: page 1266, character 23
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39174
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1764, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3888, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+9084

ChineseEdit

trad. 還
simp. 还

Glyph originEdit

Historical forms of the character 還
Bronze inscriptions Bamboo and silk script Large seal script Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɡʷraːn, *sɢʷan): semantic 辵 ‎(“walk”) + phonetic 睘 ‎(OC *ɡʷeŋ) – to go back; to return.

EtymologyEdit

This entry lacks etymological information. If you are familiar with the origin of this term, please add it to the page per etymology instructions. You can also discuss it at the Etymology Scriptorium.
Particularly: “Is the Mandarin reading of hai2 the result of repurposing an existing character? It doesn't seem to be related to non-Mandarin readings and the Old/Middle Chinese data.”

Pronunciation 1Edit

  • Dialectal data▼
Variety Location 還
Mandarin Beijing /xuan³⁵/
Harbin /xuan²⁴/
Tianjin /xuan⁴⁵/ ～原
Jinan /xuã⁴²/
Qingdao /xuã⁴²/
Zhengzhou /xuan⁴²/
Xi'an /xuã²⁴/
Xining /xuã²⁴/
Yinchuan /xuan⁵³/ 归～
Lanzhou /xuɛ̃n⁵³/
Ürümqi /xuan⁵¹/
Wuhan /xuan²¹³/
Chengdu /xuan³¹/
Guiyang /xuan²¹/ 歸～
Kunming /xuã̠³¹/
Nanjing /xuaŋ²⁴/
Hefei /xuæ̃⁵⁵/
Jin Taiyuan /xuæ̃¹¹/
Pingyao /xuɑŋ¹³/
Hohhot /xuæ̃³¹/ ～東西
Wu Shanghai /ɦue²³/
Suzhou /ɦue̞¹³/
Hangzhou /ɦuõ²¹³/
Wenzhou /va³¹/
Hui Shexian /xuɛ⁴⁴/ 歸～
Tunxi /uɛ⁴⁴/ 歸～
Xiang Changsha /fan¹³/ ～價
Xiangtan /ɸan¹²/
Gan Nanchang /uan⁴⁵/ 有借有～
/fan⁴⁵/ ～原
Hakka Meixian /fan¹¹/ ～原
Taoyuan /hɑn¹¹/
Cantonese Guangzhou /wan²¹/
Nanning /wan²¹/
Hong Kong /wan²¹/
Min Xiamen (Min Nan) /huan³⁵/
/hãi³⁵/
Fuzhou (Min Dong) /huaŋ⁵³/
Jian'ou (Min Bei) /xiŋ³³/
/uiŋ²¹/
Shantou (Min Nan) /huaŋ⁵⁵/
/hõi⁵⁵/
Haikou (Min Nan) /huaŋ³¹/
Rime
Character 還 還
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 匣 (33) 邪 (17)
Final (韻) 刪 (70) 仙 (78)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division (等) II III
Fanqie 戸關切 似宣切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ɦˠuan/ /ziuᴇn/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ɦʷᵚan/ /zʷiɛn/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ɣuɐn/ /zjuæn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ɦwaɨn/ /zwian/
Li
Rong		 /ɣuan/ /ziuɛn/
Wang
Li		 /ɣwan/ /zĭwɛn/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ɣwan/ /zi̯wɛn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 huán xuán
Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 還 還
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)		 huán xuán
Middle
Chinese		 ‹ hwæn › ‹ zjwen ›
Old
Chinese		 /*[ɢ]ʷˤ<r>en/ /*s-ɢʷen/
English turn around; return turn around, return; agile

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 還 還
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 16230 16244
Phonetic
component		 睘 睘
Rime
group		 元 元
Rime
subdivision		 1 1
Corresponding
MC rime		 還 旋
Old
Chinese		 /*ɡʷraːn/ /*sɢʷan/

DefinitionsEdit

還

  1. to return to a place; to go back to a place
    還家 / 还家  ―  huánjiā  ―  to return home
    還鄉 / 还乡  ―  huánxiāng  ―  to return to one's hometown
    還原 / 还原  ―  huányuán  ―  to return to the original state, [chemistry] to reduce
    還俗 / 还俗  ―  huánsú  ―  to resume secular life
  2. to return an object; to give back
    償還 / 偿还  ―  chánghuán  ―  to reimburse
    還書 / 还书  ―  huánshū  ―  to return the books (to the library)
    欠錢不還 / 欠钱不还  ―  qiàn qián bù huán  ―  to owe money (without the intention of paying back)
    把我的手機還給我。 [MSC, trad.]
    把我的手机还给我。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bǎ wǒ de shǒujī huán gěi wǒ. [Pinyin]
    Give my mobile back to me.
  3. to do or give something in return
    還嘴 / 还嘴  ―  huánzuǐ  ―  to retort
    還手 / 还手  ―  huánshǒu  ―  to hit back
    還禮 / 还礼  ―  huánlǐ  ―  to present a gift in return
    還擊 / 还击  ―  huánjī  ―  to fight back
    還價 / 还价  ―  huánjià  ―  to make a counter-offer buying price
    以眼還眼，以牙還牙 [MSC, trad.]
    以眼还眼，以牙还牙 [MSC, simp.]
    yǐ yǎn huán yǎn, yǐ yá huán yá [Pinyin]
    [literally] an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth; tit for tat
  4. A surname​.

CompoundsEdit

Derived terms from 還

Pronunciation 2Edit

  • Dialectal data▼
Variety Location 還
Mandarin Beijing /xai³⁵/
Harbin /xai⁵³/
/xai²⁴/
Tianjin /xai⁴⁵/ ～有
Jinan
Qingdao
Zhengzhou
Xi'an
Xining
Yinchuan
Lanzhou /xɛ̃n⁵³/
Ürümqi
Wuhan
Chengdu
Guiyang /xai²¹/ ～是
Kunming
Nanjing /xae²⁴/
Hefei
Jin Taiyuan
Pingyao
Hohhot /xæ̃³¹/ ～不走
Wu Shanghai /ɦe²³/
Suzhou
Hangzhou
Wenzhou
Hui Shexian /uɛ⁴⁴/ ～有
Tunxi /uːə⁴⁴/ ～要
Xiang Changsha /xai¹³/ 副詞
Xiangtan
Gan Nanchang
Hakka Meixian /han¹¹/ ～有
Taoyuan
Cantonese Guangzhou
Nanning
Hong Kong
Min Xiamen (Min Nan)
Fuzhou (Min Dong)
Jian'ou (Min Bei)
Shantou (Min Nan)
Haikou (Min Nan)

DefinitionsEdit

還

  1. still; yet; indicates that the phenomenon or observation still exists or the action is still ongoing
    他還沒來。 / 他还没来。  ―  Tā hái méi lái.  ―  He hasn't come yet.
    你怎麼還沒到？ / 你怎么还没到？  ―  Nǐ zěnme hái méi dào?  ―  Why are you still not here?
    十點了，他還在工作。 [MSC, trad.]
    十点了，他还在工作。 [MSC, simp.]
    Shí diǎn le, tā hái zài gōngzuò. [Pinyin]
    It's ten o'clock already and he is still working.
    幾年不見，她還是那麼漂亮。 [MSC, trad.]
    几年不见，她还是那么漂亮。 [MSC, simp.]
    Jǐ nián bù jiàn, tā hái shì nàme piàoliàng. [Pinyin]
    She is still very beautiful after all these years.
  2. even more; indicates an increase from a certain level or a supplement
    今年比去年還冷。 / 今年比去年还冷。  ―  Jīnnián bǐ qùnián hái lěng.  ―  This year is even colder than last year.
    考試完還要上課。 / 考试完还要上课。  ―  Kǎoshì wán hái yào shàngkè.  ―  (I) still have classes after the exams.
    他賠了一大筆錢，還丟了工作。 [MSC, trad.]
    他赔了一大笔钱，还丢了工作。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā péi le yī dà bǐ qián, hái diū le gōngzuò. [Pinyin]
    He lost a lot of money and even his job.
  3. (before adjectives, mostly positive) passably; (surprisingly) quite
    我的成績還可以。 / 我的成绩还可以。  ―  Wǒ de chéngjī hái kěyǐ.  ―  I have a passable grade.
    屋子不大，收拾得倒還乾淨。 [MSC, trad.]
    屋子不大，收拾得倒还干净。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wūzi bù dà, shōushi dé dǎo hái qiánjìng. [Pinyin]
    It's quite clean for such a small room.
    孩子不大，還挺懂事的。 [MSC, trad.]
    孩子不大，还挺懂事的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Háizi bù dà, hái tǐng dǒngshì de. [Pinyin]
    The small kid is surprisingly quite sensible.
    這蛋糕還挺好吃的。 [MSC, trad.]
    这蛋糕还挺好吃的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè dàngāo hái tǐng hǎochī de. [Pinyin]
    That was a pretty tasty cake.
  4. (often in rhetorical questions) indicates condition and contrast; even
    你還搬不動，何況我呢？ [MSC, trad.]
    你还搬不动，何况我呢？ [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ hái bān bù dòng, hékuàng wǒ ne? [Pinyin]
    Even you can't move it, let alone me.
  5. indicates unexpectedness; really
    他還真有辦法。 / 他还真有办法。  ―  Tā hái zhēn yǒu bànfǎ.  ―  Surprisingly he has a way to do this.
  6. indicates past events; emphasising earliness
    還在幾年以前，我們就研究過這個方案。 [MSC, trad.]
    还在几年以前，我们就研究过这个方案。 [MSC, simp.]
    Hái zài jǐ nián yǐqián, wǒmen jiù yánjiū guò zhège fāng'àn. [Pinyin]
    The proposal has been studied by us a couple of years ago (and now you made the suggestion to study it).

CompoundsEdit

Derived terms from 還

JapaneseEdit

KanjiEdit

還

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

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KoreanEdit

HanjaEdit

還 • ‎(hwan, seon) (hangeul 환, 선, McCune-Reischauer hwan, sŏn, Yale hwan, sen)

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VietnameseEdit

Han characterEdit

還 (hoàn)

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