妊
See also: 姙
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Translingual
Han character
妊 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 女竹土 (VHG), four-corner 42414, composition ⿰女壬)
- conceive
- be pregnant
Derived characters
- 𡤊
References
- KangXi: page 256, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6072
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1031, character 6
- Unihan data for U+598A
Chinese
trad. | 妊 | |
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simp. # | 妊 |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (壬) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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紝 | *nɯm, *njɯm, *njɯms |
鵀 | *nɯm, *njɯm, *njɯms |
拰 | *nɯmʔ |
賃 | *nɯms |
任 | *njɯm, *njɯms |
壬 | *l̥ʰeːŋʔ, *njɯm |
恁 | *njɯm, *njɯmʔ |
銋 | *njɯm, *njɯmʔ |
荏 | *njɯmʔ |
餁 | *njɯmʔ |
栠 | *njɯmʔ |
袵 | *njɯmʔ |
飪 | *njɯmʔ |
妊 | *njɯms |
衽 | *njɯms |
Etymology
Cognate with 任 (OC *njɯm, *njɯms, “to be burdened; to be loaded”). See there for more.
Pronunciation
Definitions
妊
- pregnant
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
妊
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- pregnancy
Readings
- Go-on: にん (nin, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: じん (jin)
- Kun: はらむ (haramu, 妊む)
Korean
Alternative forms
- 姙 (姙)
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 妊 (MC ȵiɪmH).
Historical Readings | ||
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Dongguk Jeongun Reading | ||
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | ᅀᅵᆷ〮 (Yale: zím) | |
Middle Korean | ||
Text | Eumhun | |
Gloss (hun) | Reading | |
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | ᄇᆡᆯ (Yale: pòyl) | ᅀᅵᆷ〯 (Yale: zǐm) |
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [i(ː)m]
- Phonetic hangul: [임(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource妊 (eumhun 아이 밸 임 (ai bael im))
- Hanja form? of 임 (“pregnancy”).
Compounds
Compounds
- 임신 (妊娠, imsin)
- 임부 (妊婦, imbu)
- 피임 (避妊, piim)
- 피임법 (避妊法, piimbeop)
- 임신부 (妊娠婦, imsinbu)
- 임산부 (妊産婦, imsanbu)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
妊: Hán Nôm readings: nhâm
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