紋

See also: 纹

紋	U+7D0B, 紋 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7D0B

← 紊
[U+7D0A]

CJK Unified Ideographs

紌 →
[U+7D0C]

Translingual

Han character

紋 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 女火卜大 (VFYK), four-corner 2094₀, composition ⿰糹文(GHTV) or ⿰糸文(JK))

Derived characters

𭾎, 𦈆

Related characters

纹 (Simplified Chinese)

References

KangXi: page 916, character 16
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27262
Dae Jaweon: page 1345, character 16
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3376, character 4
Unihan data for U+7D0B

Chinese

trad.		紋
simp.		纹

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
旻	*mrɯn
旼	*mrɯn
汶	mrɯn, mɯn, *mɯns
忞	*mrɯn
盿	*mrɯn
枚	*mɯːl
玫	*mɯːl
玟	*mɯːl
文	*mɯn
紋	*mɯn
蚊	*mɯn
雯	*mɯn
彣	*mɯn
馼	*mɯn
鳼	*mɯn
鼤	mɯn, mɯns
抆	mɯnʔ, mɯns
紊	*mɯns

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mɯn) : semantic 糸 (“thread”) + phonetic 文 (OC *mɯn) – a line of thread. Specialised character from 文 (OC *mɯn).

Etymology

From 文 (OC *mɯn, “mark, tattoo”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wén (wen²)
(Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vùn
Min Nan (POJ): bûn
Wu (Wiktionary): ven (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wén
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wún
  - Wade–Giles: wên²
  - Yale: wén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wen
  - Palladius: вэнь (vɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: man⁴
  - Yale: màhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: men⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vùn
  - Hakka Romanization System: vunˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vun²
  - Sinological IPA: /vun¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bûn
  - Tâi-lô: bûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: buun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun²³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ven (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /v̥əɲ²³/

Middle Chinese: /mɨun/

Rime
Character	紋
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	文 (59)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	無分切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨun/
Pan Wuyun	/miun/
Shao Rongfen	/miuən/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mun/
Li Rong	/miuən/
Wang Li	/mĭuən/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯uən/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wén
Expected Cantonese Reflex	man⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*mɯn/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	紋
Reading #	1/1
No.	13016
Phonetic component	文
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	文
Old Chinese	/*mɯn/

Definitions

紋

line; streak; stripe
grain (of wood)
wrinkle
pattern
豹紋／豹纹 ― bàowén ― leopard pattern
to tattoo

Compounds

Derived terms from 紋

冰炸紋／冰炸纹
冰裂紋／冰裂纹
圖紋／图纹
夔紋／夔纹 (kuíwén)
妊娠紋／妊娠纹 (rènshēnwén)
布紋紙／布纹纸
帳紋／帐纹
平紋／平纹 (píngwén)
弦紋／弦纹
弧紋／弧纹
手紋／手纹 (shǒuwén)
抬頭紋／抬头纹 (táitóuwén)
指紋／指纹 (zhǐwén)
指紋分析／指纹分析
指紋紀錄／指纹纪录
指紋辨識／指纹辨识
指紋鑑定／指纹鉴定
掌上觀紋／掌上观纹
掌紋／掌纹 (zhǎngwén)
斑紋／斑纹 (bānwén)
斗紋／斗纹
斜紋／斜纹 (xiéwén)
斜紋夜蛾／斜纹夜蛾
木紋／木纹
松紋／松纹
條紋／条纹 (tiáowén)
樂紋兒／乐纹儿

橫紋肌／横纹肌 (héngwénjī)
波紋／波纹 (bōwén)
波紋如縠／波纹如縠
流紋岩／流纹岩
瑪瑙紋／玛瑙纹
皺紋／皱纹 (zhòuwén)
直紋／直纹
箕紋／箕纹
紋樣／纹样 (wényàng)
紋理／纹理 (wénlǐ)
紋眉／纹眉 (wénméi)
紋絲不動／纹丝不动
紋線／纹线
紋路／纹路 (wénlù)
紋身／纹身 (wénshēn)
紋銀／纹银
紋風不動／纹风不动 (wénfēngbùdòng)
紋飾／纹饰 (wénshì)
綢紋紙／绸纹纸
綯紋／绹纹
縠紋／縠纹
羅紋／罗纹
脣紋／唇纹
花紋／花纹 (huāwén)
蛇紋石／蛇纹石 (shéwénshí)
螺紋／螺纹 (luówén)
螺紋鑽／螺纹钻

蟠夔紋／蟠夔纹
蟠虯紋／蟠虬纹
蟠虺紋／蟠虺纹
蟠螭紋／蟠螭纹
蟬紋／蝉纹
被火紋身／被火纹身
裂紋／裂纹 (lièwén)
象紋／象纹
貝紋／贝纹
趾紋／趾纹
軋紋／轧纹
迴紋針／回纹针 (huíwénzhēn)
重環紋／重环纹
陰紋／阴纹
陰騭紋／阴骘纹
雙箕紋／双箕纹
雷紋／雷纹
風紋／风纹
餓紋／饿纹
饕餮紋／饕餮纹
魚尾紋／鱼尾纹 (yúwěiwén)
魚紋／鱼纹
鱗紋／鳞纹
鳥紋／鸟纹
鼻紋／鼻纹
龍紋／龙纹
龜紋／龟纹

Japanese

Kanji

紋

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

crest (often of a family)

Readings

Go-on: もん (mon, Jōyō)
Kan-on: ぶん (bun)
Kun: あや (aya, 紋); もよう (moyō)
Nanori: あき (aki); あや (aya)

Compounds

紋(いさ)葉(は) (isaha)
紋(もん)楸(しゅう) (monshū)
紋(もん)章(しょう) (monshō, “crest”)
紋(もん)所(どころ) (mondokoro, “crest (often of a family)”)
紋(もん)服(ぷく) (monpuku)
紋(もん)別(べつ) (Monbetsu)
紋(もん)本(ぽん) (monpon)
紋(もん)紋(もん) (monmon)
紋(もん)様(よう) (mon'yō) (文(もん)様(よう))
紋(もん)羅(ら) (monra)
紋(もん)理(り) (monri)
紋(もん)絽(ろ) (monro)
衣(え)紋(もん) (emon)
陰(かげ)紋(もん) (kagemon)
籠(かご)目(め)紋(もん) (kagome mon)
家(か)紋(もん) (kamon, “family crest”)
渦(か)紋(もん) (kamon)
縠(こく)紋(もん) (kokumon)
小(こ)紋(もん) (komon)
細(さい)紋(もん) (saimon)
細(さい)紋(ぶん) (saibun)
指(し)紋(もん) (shimon, “fingerprint”)
地(じ)紋(もん) (jimon)
掌(しょう)紋(もん) (shōmon)
定(じょう)紋(もん) (jōmon, “crest (often of a family)”)
声(せい)紋(もん) (seimon, “voice signature”)
南(なん)天(てん)紋(もん) (nanten mon)
波(は)紋(もん) (hamon)
斑(はん)紋(もん) (hanmon) (斑(はん)文(もん))
豹(ひょう)紋(もん) (hyōmon) (豹(ひょう)文(もん))
風(ふう)紋(もん) (fūmon)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
紋
もん Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もん [móꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [mõ̞ɴ]

Noun

紋(もん) • (mon) ^{←もん (mon)^?}

Synonym of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 紋 (MC mɨun).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mun]
Phonetic hangul: [문]

Hanja

Wikisource紋 (eumhun 무늬 문 (munui mun))

Hanja form^? of 문 (“figure”).

Compounds

문곡 (紋穀, mun'gok)
문은 (紋銀, muneun)
문장 (紋章, munjang, “crest”)
가문 (家紋, gamun, “family crest”)
성문 (聲紋, seongmun, “voice signature”)
지문 (指紋, jimun, “fingerprint”)
파문 (波紋, pamun)

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

紋: Hán Nôm readings: văn, vằn, vân, vện

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[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN