韌
See also: 韧
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Translingual
Han character
韌 (Kangxi radical 178, 韋+3, 12 strokes, cangjie input 木手尸竹戈 (DQSHI), four-corner 47547, composition ⿰韋刃)
References
- KangXi: page 1393, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43109
- Dae Jaweon: page 1908, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4503, character 7
- Unihan data for U+97CC
Chinese
trad. | 韌 | |
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simp. | 韧 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 韌 | |
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Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (刃) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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涊 | *nɯːnʔ, *njɯnʔ |
紉 | *nɯn |
忍 | *njɯnʔ |
荵 | *njɯnʔ |
刃 | *njɯns |
認 | *njɯns, *njɯŋs |
仞 | *njɯns |
軔 | *njɯns |
韌 | *njɯns |
肕 | *njɯns |
牣 | *njɯns |
杒 | *njɯns |
訒 | *njɯns |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *njɯns) : semantic 韋/韦 + phonetic 刃 (OC *njɯns).
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Definitions
韌
- strong; tough; robust; sturdy
- (Cantonese) tough; hard to chew or cut
- 我覺得呢塊肉韌咗啲。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- ngo5 gok3 dak1 nei1 faai3 juk6 ngan6 zo2 di1. [Jyutping]
- I think this piece of meat is a bit too tough.
我觉得呢块肉韧咗啲。 [Cantonese, simp.]
Antonyms
- (strong): 脆 (cuì)
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
韌
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
- On (unclassified): じん (jin), にん (nin)
- Kun: しなやか (shinayaka)