銑

See also: 铣

銑	U+9291, 銑 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9291

← 銐
[U+9290]

CJK Unified Ideographs

銒 →
[U+9292]

Translingual

Han character

銑 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+6, 14 strokes, cangjie input 金竹土山 (CHGU), four-corner 8411₁, composition ⿰釒先)

References

KangXi: page 1304, character 19

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40376

Dae Jaweon: page 1807, character 8

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4197, character 9

Unihan data for U+9291

Chinese

trad.		銑
simp.		铣

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
洗	sɯːlʔ, sɯːnʔ
先	sɯːn, sɯːns
銑	*sɯːnʔ
跣	*sɯːnʔ
毨	*sɯːnʔ
姺	sɯːnʔ, srin
筅	*sɯːnʔ
冼	*sɯːnʔ
箲	*sɯːnʔ
駪	*srin
兟	*srin
詵	*srin
侁	*srin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sɯːnʔ) : semantic 釒 + phonetic 先 (OC *sɯːn, *sɯːns).

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare with Burmese သံ (sam, “iron”).

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎn (xian³)
(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin²
Min Dong (BUC): siēng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): sián
(Teochew, Peng'im): siêng² / siang²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎn
  - Wade–Giles: hsien³
  - Yale: syǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shean
  - Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin²
  - Yale: sín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn³⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: siēng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sián
  - Tâi-lô: sián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siern
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: siêng² / siang²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siéng / siáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sieŋ⁵²/, /siaŋ⁵²/

Note: siêng2 - Chaozhou.

Middle Chinese: /sen^X/

Rime
Character	銑
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	蘇典切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sen^X/
Pan Wuyun	/sen^X/
Shao Rongfen	/sɛn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɛn^X/
Li Rong	/sen^X/
Wang Li	/sien^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/sien^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sin²

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sɯːnʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	銑
Reading #	1/1
No.	13459
Phonetic component	先
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	銑
Old Chinese	/*sɯːnʔ/

Definitions

銑

^† the most lustrous metal; lustrous metal; shining metal
^† sharp corners on both sides of an ancient bell
^† small chisel
^† bow decorated with gold on both ends
^† cast iron
(～日) (telegraphy) the sixteenth day of a month
a surname

Compounds

五銖服／五铢服
五銖衣／五铢衣
瑤銑／瑶铣
金銑／金铣
銑塞／铣塞

銑樹／铣树
銑澤／铣泽
銑珧／铣珧
銑鋃／铣锒

銑鋧／铣𰽢 (xiǎnxiàn)
銑鐵／铣铁 (xiǎntiě)
鋈銑／鋈铣
鐐銑／镣铣

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xǐ, xiǎn
(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ, ㄒㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin²
Min Dong (BUC): sā̤

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐ
  - Wade–Giles: hsi³
  - Yale: syǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shii
  - Palladius: си (si)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎn
  - Wade–Giles: hsien³
  - Yale: syǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shean
  - Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin²
  - Yale: sín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn³⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sā̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛ³³/

Middle Chinese: /sen^X/

Rime
Character	銑
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	蘇典切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sen^X/
Pan Wuyun	/sen^X/
Shao Rongfen	/sɛn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɛn^X/
Li Rong	/sen^X/
Wang Li	/sien^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/sien^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sin²

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sɯːnʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	銑
Reading #	1/1
No.	13459
Phonetic component	先
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	銑
Old Chinese	/*sɯːnʔ/

Definitions

銑

(mechanics) to mill

Compounds

銑刀／铣刀 (xǐdāo)
銑削／铣削 (xǐxiāo)

銑工／铣工 (xǐgōng)

銑床／铣床 (xǐchuáng)

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiān (xian¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sian
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹
  - Yale: syān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shian
  - Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn⁵⁵/

Definitions

銑

^† Alternative form of 鍁／锨 (“shovel”).

Compounds

鐵銑／铁铣

Japanese

Kanji

銑

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

pig iron

Readings

Go-on: せん (sen)
Kan-on: せん (sen)
Kun: ずく (zuku, 銑)
Nanori: さね (sane)

Compounds

銑鉄(せんてつ) (sentetsu): pig iron

Synonyms

鉄

Usage notes

Removed from the daily use Jōyō kanji by the Japanese government in 2010.[1]

Noun

銑(ずく) • (zuku)

pig iron

References

The Japan Times (October 21, 2009), “Get set for next year's overhaul of joyo kanji”, in www.kanjiclinic.com‎, retrieved February 23, 2010

Korean

Hanja

銑 • (seon) (hangeul 선, revised seon, McCune–Reischauer sŏn, Yale sen)

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[1] The Japan Times (October 21, 2009), “Get set for next year's overhaul of joyo kanji”, in www.kanjiclinic.com‎, retrieved February 23, 2010