賤
See also: 贱 and 賎
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Translingual
| Traditional | 賤 |
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| Shinjitai (extended) | 賎 |
| Simplified | 贱 |
Han character
賤 (Kangxi radical 154, 貝+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 月金戈戈 (BCII), four-corner 63853, composition ⿰貝戔)
References
- KangXi: page 1209, character 35
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36826
- Dae Jaweon: page 1675, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3647, character 5
- Unihan data for U+8CE4
Chinese
| trad. | 賤 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 贱 | |
| alternative forms | 賎 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (戔) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 殘 | *zlaːn, *zaːns |
| 戔 | *zlaːn |
| 帴 | *zlaːn, *saːns, *ʔslenʔ, *ʔsleːn, *sreːd |
| 虥 | *zreːn, *zreːn, *zreːnʔ, *zraːns |
| 盞 | *ʔsreːnʔ |
| 醆 | *ʔsreːnʔ, *ʔljenʔ |
| 琖 | *ʔsreːnʔ |
| 剗 | *sʰreːnʔ |
| 棧 | *zreːnʔ, *zraːns, *zrenʔ |
| 輚 | *zreːnʔ, *zraːns |
| 嶘 | *zreːnʔ |
| 錢 | *ʔslenʔ, *zlen |
| 俴 | *ʔslenʔ, *zlenʔ |
| 籛 | *ʔslenʔ, *ʔslens, *ʔsleːn |
| 淺 | *sʰlenʔ, *ʔsleːn |
| 濺 | *ʔsens, *ʔseːn |
| 踐 | *zlenʔ |
| 諓 | *zlenʔ, *zlens |
| 餞 | *zlenʔ, *zlens |
| 賤 | *zlens |
| 綫 | *slens |
| 箋 | *ʔsleːn |
| 牋 | *ʔsleːn |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zlens) : semantic 貝／贝 + phonetic 戔／戋 (OC *zlaːn).
Pronunciation
Definitions
賤
- cheap; inexpensive
- lowly; low-ranking; poor; plebeian
- bad; inferior; poor
- mean; base; despicable; obnoxious
- (humble) my
- (Min) naughty; restless
- to look down upon; to despise
- to hate; to detest
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 便宜 (“cheap”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 便宜, 低廉, 低賤 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 便宜, 賤 |
| Taiwan | 便宜 | |
| Harbin | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Jinan | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Luoyang | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Wanrong | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Xi'an | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Yinchuan | 便宜 | |
| Lanzhou | 便宜 | |
| Xining | 便宜 | |
| Ürümqi | 便宜 | |
| Wuhan | 便宜, 相因 | |
| Chengdu | 相因, 便宜 | |
| Guiyang | 相因 | |
| Liuzhou | 便宜 | |
| Xuzhou | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Yangzhou | 便宜, 划廉 | |
| Nanjing | 便宜 | |
| Hefei | 巧, 便宜 | |
| Nantong | 便宜 | |
| Malaysia | 便宜 | |
| Singapore | 便宜 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 平 |
| Hong Kong | 平 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 平 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 平 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 平 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 平 | |
| Macau | 平 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 平 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 平 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 平 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 平 | |
| Foshan | 平 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 平 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 平 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 平 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 便宜, 平 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 平 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 平 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 平 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 平 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 平 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 平 | |
| Taishan | 平 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 平 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 平 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 平 | |
| Dongguan | 平 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 平 | |
| Qingyuan | 平 | |
| Fogang | 平 | |
| Yingde (Hanguang) | 平 | |
| Yangshan | 平, 便宜 | |
| Lianshan (Butian) | 平 | |
| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 平宜 | |
| Shaoguan | 平 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 平 | |
| Renhua | 平, 抵得 | |
| Lechang | 平 | |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 平 | |
| Sihui | 平 | |
| Guangning | 平枯 | |
| Deqing | 平 | |
| Huaiji | 平 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 平 | |
| Yunfu | 平 | |
| Xinxing | 平 | |
| Luoding | 平 | |
| Yunan (Pingtai) | 平 | |
| Yangjiang | 平, 平宜 | |
| Nanning | 平 | |
| Yulin | 平 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 平 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 平 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 便宜 |
| Lichuan | 便宜 | |
| Pingxiang | 便宜 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 便宜, 平 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 便宜, 平 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 平 | |
| Boluo (Bendihua) | 平, 便宜 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 平 | |
| Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 平 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 平 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 便宜 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 便宜, 平 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 平 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 便宜 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 平, 便宜 | |
| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 平, 便宜 | |
| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 便宜 | |
| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 平, 便宜 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 便宜 | |
| Jiexi | 便宜 | |
| Yudu | 便宜 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 便宜 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 便宜 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 便宜 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 便宜 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 便宜 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 便宜 | |
| Hong Kong | 平 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 便宜 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 便宜 | |
| Singkawang | 便宜 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 便宜 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 便宜, 賤 |
| Xinzhou | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 便宜 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 便宜, 賤 |
| Matsu | 便宜 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 俗, 便宜 |
| Quanzhou | 俗, 便宜 | |
| Zhangzhou | 俗, 便宜 | |
| Taipei | 俗 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 俗 | |
| Kaohsiung | 俗 | |
| Yilan | 俗, 便宜 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 俗 | |
| Taichung | 俗 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 俗 | |
| Tainan | 俗 | |
| Taitung | 俗 | |
| Hsinchu | 俗 | |
| Kinmen | 俗 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 俗, 便宜 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 便宜 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 偏 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 俗 | |
| Chaozhou | 便 | |
| Shantou | 便 | |
| Jieyang | 便 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 便 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 便 | |
| Wenchang | 便宜 | |
| Haikou | 便宜 | |
| Qionghai | 便宜 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 便宜 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 相因 |
| Xianyou | 相因 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 平 |
| Sanxiang | 平 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 平 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 便宜, 𠼢 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 便宜, 𠼢 | |
| Suzhou | 便宜, 𠼢 | |
| Danyang | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Hangzhou | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Ningbo | 便宜 | |
| Wenzhou | 鬆, 便宜 | |
| Jinhua | 便宜, 賤 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 便宜 |
| Loudi | 便宜 | |
| Shuangfeng | 便宜, 賤 | |
Antonyms
- 貴／贵 (guì)
Hypernyms
- 低 (dī)
Compounds
Derived terms from 賤
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Japanese
Shinjitai | 賎 |
Kyūjitai | 賤 |
Kanji
賤
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 賎)
- cheap, worthless
- low-ranking, inferior, humble, plebeian
- to despise; to look down upon
Readings
- Go-on: ぜん (zen)
- Kan-on: せん (sen)
- Kun: いやしい (iyashī, 賤しい); いやしむ (iyashimu, 賤しむ); いやしめる (iyashimeru, 賤しめる); しず (shizu, 賤); ひくい (hikui, 賤い); やすい (yasui, 賤い)
Korean
Hanja
賤 • (cheon) (hangeul 천)
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Vietnamese
Han character
賤: Hán Nôm readings: tiện
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