灣
See also: 湾
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Translingual
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Han character
灣 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+22, 25 strokes, cangjie input 水女火弓 (EVFN), four-corner 32127, composition ⿰氵彎)
Descendants
- 湾
References
- KangXi: page 664, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18823
- Dae Jaweon: page 1072, character 34
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1798, character 9
- Unihan data for U+7063
Chinese
trad. | 灣 | |
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simp. | 湾 |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (䜌) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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蠻 | *mroːn |
矕 | *mroːnʔ |
變 | *prons |
鸞 | *b·roːn |
巒 | *b·roːn |
灤 | *b·roːn |
欒 | *b·roːn |
鑾 | *b·roːn |
臠 | *b·roːn, *b·ronʔ |
羉 | *b·roːn |
䜌 | *b·roːn, *b·ron, *b·rons |
灓 | *b·roːn, *b·roːns, *b·rons |
圝 | *b·roːn |
曫 | *b·roːn |
孿 | *smroːns, *smrons |
彎 | *qroːn |
灣 | *qroːn |
攣 | *b·ron |
孌 | *b·ronʔ, *b·rons |
戀 | *b·rons |
㪻 | *pʰlons, *klons |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *qroːn) : semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 彎 (OC *qroːn) – a type of water.
Etymology
Cognate with 彎 (OC *qroːn, “bend; curve”) (Wang, 1982).
Pronunciation
Definitions
灣
- (geography) bend in a river
- (geography) bay; gulf
- (regional, nautical) to berth; to anchor; to moor
- a surname
Usage notes
- In Min Nan, the character 灣 is usually read as oan (e.g. in 海灣/海湾 (hái-oan)). The reading of oân in the context of the toponym 臺灣/台湾 (Tâi-oân, “Taiwan”) is an exception stemming from the historical variant 臺員/台员.
Synonyms
- (bend in a river): 河灣/河湾 (héwān)
- (bay): 海灣/海湾 (hǎiwān)
- (to berth): 停泊 (tíngbó)
Compounds
Derived terms from 灣
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Japanese
Shinjitai | 湾 |
Kyūjitai | 灣 |
Kanji
灣
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 湾)
- Kyūjitai form of 湾
Readings
- On (unclassified): わん (wan)
- Kun: いりこむ (irikomu)
Korean
Etymology
From a corrupted or unorthodox reading influenced by Middle Chinese 蠻 (MC mˠan). The original reading is 완 (wan) based on Middle Chinese 灣 (MC ʔˠuan).
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Dongguk Jeongun Reading | ||
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | ᅙᅪᆫ (Yale: qwàn) | |
Early Modern Korean | ||
Text | Final (韻) | Reading |
Samun Seonghwi, 1751 | 刪 | 완 (wan) |
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [만]
Hanja
Wikisource灣 (eumhun 물굽이 만 (mulgubi man))
- Hanja form? of 만 (“(geography) bay; gulf”). [noun]
Compounds
Compounds
- 만류 (灣流, mallyu)
- 대만 (臺灣, Daeman)
- 항만 (港灣, hangman)
- 진주만 (眞珠灣, Jinjuman, “Pearl Harbor”)
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
灣: Hán Nôm readings: loan, loáng, loãng, vịnh
- bay, gulf