僐

僐

僐 U+50D0, 僐 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-50D0 ← 像 [U+50CF] CJK Unified Ideographs 僑 → [U+50D1]

Translingual

Han character

僐 (radical 9, 人+12, 14 strokes, cangjie input 人廿土口 (OTGR) or 人廿廿口 (OTTR), composition ⿰亻善)

References

• KangXi: page 116, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1087
• Dae Jaweon: page 247, character 23
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 221, character 5
• Unihan data for U+50D0

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		僐

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (善) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
橏	*tjenʔ
嫸	*tjenʔ
善	*ɡjenʔ
譱	*ɡjenʔ
蟮	*djanʔ
鱔	*djanʔ
僐	*djenʔ, *djens
鄯	*djenʔ, *djens
墡	*djenʔ
磰	*djenʔ
繕	*ɡjens
膳	*djens
饍	*djens

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàn (shan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ
    • Wade–Giles: shan⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shann
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠n⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin⁶
    • Yale: sihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /siːn²²/

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• Middle Chinese: /d͡ʑiᴇn^X/, /d͡ʑiᴇn^H/▼

Rime
Character	僐	僐
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	仙 (77)	仙 (77)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	常演切	時戰切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑiᴇnX/	/d͡ʑiᴇnH/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɛnX/	/d͡ʑiɛnH/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑjænX/	/d͡ʑjænH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑianX/	/d͡ʑianH/
Li Rong	/ʑiɛnX/	/ʑiɛnH/
Wang Li	/ʑĭɛnX/	/ʑĭɛnH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi̯ɛnX/	/ʑi̯ɛnH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shàn	shàn

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*djenʔ/, /*djens/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	僐	僐
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	11088	11096
Phonetic component	善	善
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	善	繕
Old Chinese	/*djenʔ/	/*djens/

Definitions

僐

1. deliberately assuming a flattering posture or pose

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Japanese

Kanji

僐

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): せん (sen), ぜん (zen)
• Kun: おつくりする (otsukurisuru)