嶮

See also: 崄

嶮 U 5DAE, 嶮 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5DAE ← 嶭 [U 5DAD] CJK Unified Ideographs 嶯 → [U 5DAF]

Translingual

Traditional	嶮
Shinjitai (extended)	𡸴
Simplified	崄

Han character

嶮 (Kangxi radical 46, 山 13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 山人一人 (UOMO), four-corner 2878₆, composition ⿰山僉)

1. high, steep, precipitous

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 320, character 31
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8520
• Dae Jaweon: page 620, character 36
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 801, character 7
• Unihan data for U 5DAE

Chinese

trad.		嶮
simp.		崄

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (僉) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
厱	*raːm, *kʰreːm, *kʰlam
歛	*qʰlaːm
臉	*ɡ·reːmʔ, *skʰlam, *kramʔ
醶	*ɡr·reːmʔ, *skʰraːmʔ
鹼	*kreːmʔ, *skʰlam
薟	*ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *qʰram
匳	*ɡ·ram
獫	*ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams, *qʰramʔ
蘞	*ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *qʰlam
籢	*ɡ·ram
斂	*ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams
瀲	*ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams
撿	*ɡ·ramʔ, *kramʔ
羷	*ɡ·ramʔ
殮	*ɡ·rams
簽	*skʰlam
僉	*skʰlam
憸	*skʰlam, *skʰlamʔ, *sqʰlam, *qʰramʔ
譣	*skʰlam, *qʰramʔ
檢	*kramʔ
瞼	*kramʔ
儉	*ɡramʔ
顩	*ŋramʔ, *rlɯmʔ, *kʰrɯmʔ
嬐	*ŋramʔ
嶮	*ŋramʔ, *hŋramʔ
噞	*ŋramʔ, *ŋrams
驗	*ŋrams
險	*qʰramʔ
劒	*kams
劍	*kams
𩏩	*qʰam

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎn (xian³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): him²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiám

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎn
    • Wade–Giles: hsien³
    • Yale: syǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shean
    • Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: him²
    • Yale: hím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: him²
    • Guangdong Romanization: him²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːm³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiám
    • Tâi-lô: hiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiarm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiam⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiam⁴¹/

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• Middle Chinese: xjemX

Rime
Character	嶮
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	鹽 (154)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	虚檢切
Baxter	xjemX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hˠiᴇmX/
Pan Wuyun	/hᵚiɛmX/
Shao Rongfen	/xiæmX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hjiamX/
Li Rong	/xjɛmX/
Wang Li	/xĭɛmX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xi̯ɛmX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	him2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*hŋramʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嶮
Reading #	2/2
No.	10225
Phonetic component	僉
Rime group	談
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	險
Old Chinese	/*hŋramʔ/
Notes	見漢書

Definitions

嶮

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Compounds

• 嶮介／崄介
• 嶮峻／崄峻
• 嶮巇／崄巇 (xiǎnxī)
• 嶮澀／崄涩
• 巇嶮／巇崄

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎn, yán (yan³, yan²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ, ㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎn
    • Wade–Giles: yen³
    • Yale: yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean
    • Palladius: янь (janʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yán
    • Wade–Giles: yen²
    • Yale: yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yan
    • Palladius: янь (janʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: ngjemX

Rime
Character	嶮
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	鹽 (154)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	魚檢切
Baxter	ngjemX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠiᴇmX/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚiɛmX/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiæmX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋjiamX/
Li Rong	/ŋjɛmX/
Wang Li	/ŋĭɛmX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋi̯ɛmX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jim5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋramʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嶮
Reading #	1/2
No.	10216
Phonetic component	僉
Rime group	談
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	顩
Old Chinese	/*ŋramʔ/
Notes	見漢賦

Definitions

嶮

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Compounds

• 巉嶮／巉崄

 

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B00897

Japanese

Shinjitai (extended)	𡸴
Kyūjitai	嶮

Kanji

嶮

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 𡸴)

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Readings

• Go-on: げん (gen)
• Kan-on: げん (gen)
• Kan’yō-on: けん (ken)
• Kun: けわしい (kewashii, 嶮しい)

Korean

Hanja

嶮 (eum 험 (heom))

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Vietnamese

Han character

嶮: Hán Nôm readings: kẽm

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References

• Nom Foundation