黔
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Translingual
Han character
黔 (Kangxi radical 203, 黑+4, 16 strokes, cangjie input 田火人戈弓 (WFOIN), four-corner 68327, composition ⿰黑今)
Derived characters
- 𭌘
References
- KangXi: page 1519, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 48056
- Dae Jaweon: page 2052, character 17
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4744, character 19
- Unihan data for U+9ED4
Chinese
| trad. | 黔 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 黔 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 黔 | |
|---|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (今) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 貪 | *kʰl'uːm |
| 嗿 | *l̥ʰuːmʔ |
| 僋 | *l̥ʰuːms, *luːms |
| 酓 | *qʰɯːm, *qlamʔ, *qlɯːms |
| 馠 | *qʰɯːm |
| 谽 | *qʰɯːm |
| 唅 | *qʰɯːm, *ɡɯːms |
| 含 | *ɡɯːm |
| 肣 | *ɡɯːm, *ɡɯːmʔ |
| 頷 | *ɡɯːm, *ɡɯːmʔ |
| 筨 | *ɡɯːm |
| 梒 | *ɡɯːm |
| 鋡 | *ɡɯːm |
| 莟 | *ɡɯːmʔ, *ɡɯːms |
| 琀 | *ɡɯːms |
| 浛 | *ɡɯːms |
| 盦 | *qɯːm, *qaːb |
| 韽 | *qɯːm, *qrɯːms |
| 玪 | *krɯːm |
| 妗 | *qʰrɯːm, *kʰjam, *qʰlɯːm, *ɡrɯms |
| 欦 | *qʰrɯːmʔ, *qʰram, *kʰlam, *kʰlamʔ, *qʰlɯːm |
| 黔 | *ɡram, *ɡrɯm |
| 鈐 | *ɡram |
| 鳹 | *ɡram |
| 雂 | *ɡram, *ɡrɯm |
| 念 | *nɯːms |
| 梣 | *sɡɯm, *sɡrɯm |
| 枔 | *sɢrɯm |
| 岑 | *sɡrɯm |
| 笒 | *sɡrɯm, *ɡrɯms |
| 涔 | *sɡrɯm |
| 侺 | *ɡjɯms |
| 今 | *krɯm |
| 黅 | *krɯm |
| 衿 | *krɯm |
| 衾 | *kʰrɯm |
| 坅 | *kʰrɯmʔ |
| 搇 | *kʰrɯms |
| 琴 | *ɡrɯm |
| 禽 | *ɡrɯm |
| 芩 | *ɡrɯm |
| 庈 | *ɡrɯm |
| 耹 | *ɡrɯm |
| 靲 | *ɡrɯm |
| 擒 | *ɡrɯm |
| 檎 | *ɡrɯm |
| 紟 | *ɡrɯms |
| 吟 | *ŋɡrɯm, *ŋɡrɯms |
| 訡 | *ŋɡrɯm |
| 廞 | *qʰrɯm, *qʰrɯmʔ |
| 陰 | *qrɯm |
| 霠 | |
| 飲 | *qrɯmʔ, *qrɯms |
| 蔭 | *qrɯms |
| 廕 | *qrɯms |
| 矜 | *ɡrɯn, *ɡɯn, *kɯŋ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɡram, *ɡrɯm) : semantic 黑 (“black”) + phonetic 今 (OC *krɯm)
Etymology
Perhaps an area word related to Longzhou Zhuang kʰam¹ ("cloudy; dark"), Proto-Katuic *koom (“black”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
Definitions
黔
- (literary) black
- (obsolete) to blacken by tanning or exposure to smoke
- 夫鵠不日浴而白，烏不日黔而黑。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Fū hú bù rì yù ér bái, wū bù rì qián ér hēi. [Pinyin]
- The snow-goose does not bathe every day to make itself white, nor the crow blacken itself every day to make itself black.
夫鹄不日浴而白，乌不日黔而黑。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (～州) Name of a prefecture in ancient China now located in Chongqing and Guizhou.
- Short for 貴州／贵州 (Guìzhōu, “Guizhou”).
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 黑 (“black”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 黑, 烏, 青, 皂, 黔, 黢 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 黑 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 黑 |
| Taiwan | 黑 | |
| Tianjin | 黑 | |
| Tangshan | 黑 | |
| Cangzhou | 黑 | |
| Baoding | 黑 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 黑 | |
| Chifeng | 黑 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 黑 | |
| Harbin | 黑 | |
| Shenyang | 黑 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 黑 | |
| Qingdao | 黑 | |
| Jinan | 黑 | |
| Wanrong | 黑 | |
| Zhengzhou | 黑 | |
| Xi'an | 黑 | |
| Yinchuan | 黑, 青 | |
| Lanzhou | 黑 | |
| Xining | 黑 | |
| Ürümqi | 黑 | |
| Wuhan | 黑, 烏, 青 † | |
| Chengdu | 黑, 青 † | |
| Chongqing | 黑 | |
| Guiyang | 黑 | |
| Kunming | 黑 | |
| Guilin | 黑 | |
| Liuzhou | 黑 | |
| Xuzhou | 黑 | |
| Yangzhou | 黑 | |
| Nanjing | 黑 | |
| Hefei | 黑 | |
| Nantong | 黑 | |
| Malaysia | 黑 | |
| Singapore | 黑 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 黑 |
| Hong Kong | 黑 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 黑 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 黑 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 烏, 黑 skin | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 烏 | |
| Macau | 黑 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 黑 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 黑 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 黑 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 黑, 烏 | |
| Foshan | 黑 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 黑 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 黑 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 黑 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 黑 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 黑 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 黑 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 黑 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 黑 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 黑 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 黑 | |
| Taishan | 黑 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 黑 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 黑 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 黑 | |
| Dongguan | 黑 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 黑 | |
| Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 黑 | |
| Yangjiang | 黑 | |
| Nanning | 黑 | |
| Danzhou | 黑 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 黑 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 黑 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 黑, 烏, 青 † |
| Pingxiang | 黑 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 烏 |
| Xingning | 烏 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 烏 | |
| Huiyang | 烏 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 烏 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 烏 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 烏 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 黑 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 烏 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 烏 | |
| Wengyuan | 烏 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 烏 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 烏 | |
| Liannan | 黑 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 黑 | |
| Jiexi | 烏 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 烏 | |
| Changting | 烏 | |
| Wuping | 烏 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 烏 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 烏 | |
| Liancheng | 烏 | |
| Ninghua | 烏 | |
| Yudu | 黑 | |
| Ningdu | 黑 | |
| Ruijin | 烏 | |
| Shicheng | 烏 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 烏 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 烏 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 烏 | |
| Dayu | 烏 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 烏 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 烏 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 烏 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 烏 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 烏 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 烏 | |
| Hong Kong | 烏 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 烏 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 烏 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 烏 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 烏 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 烏 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 烏 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 烏 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 烏 | |
| Lianjiang (Qingping) | 烏 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 烏 | |
| Luchuan | 烏 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 烏 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 烏 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 黑 |
| Shexian | 黑 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 黑 |
| Xinzhou | 黑 | |
| Linhe | 黑 | |
| Jining | 黑 | |
| Hohhot | 黑 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 黑 | |
| Handan | 黑 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 烏, 青 † |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 烏, 青 † |
| Changle | 烏 | |
| Fuqing | 烏 | |
| Yongtai | 烏 | |
| Gutian | 烏 | |
| Fu'an | 烏 | |
| Ningde | 烏 | |
| Shouning | 烏 | |
| Zhouning | 烏 | |
| Fuding | 烏 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 烏 |
| Quanzhou | 烏 | |
| Jinjiang | 烏 | |
| Yongchun | 烏 | |
| Zhangzhou | 烏 | |
| Taipei | 烏 | |
| Kaohsiung | 烏 | |
| Yilan | 烏 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 烏 | |
| Taichung | 烏 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 烏 | |
| Tainan | 烏 | |
| Taitung | 烏 | |
| Hsinchu | 烏 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 烏 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 烏 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 烏 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 烏 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 烏 | |
| Pingnan (Shangdu) | 黑 | |
| Chaozhou | 烏 | |
| Shantou | 烏 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 烏 | |
| Jieyang | 烏 | |
| Lufeng | 烏 | |
| Haifeng | 烏 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 烏 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 烏 | |
| Leizhou | 烏 | |
| Wenchang | 烏 | |
| Haikou | 烏 | |
| Qionghai | 烏 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 烏 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 烏 |
| Xianyou | 烏 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 黑 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 黑, 烏 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 黑 |
| Fuding | 黑 | |
| Luoyuan | 黑 | |
| Sanming | 烏 | |
| Shunchang | 烏 | |
| Hua'an | 烏 | |
| Guixi (Zhangping) | 烏 | |
| Cangnan | 黑 | |
| Jingning | 黑 | |
| Lishui | 黑 | |
| Longyou | 黑 | |
| Chaozhou | 黑 | |
| Fengshun | 烏 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 黑 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 黑 | |
| Suzhou | 黑 | |
| Danyang | 黑 | |
| Hangzhou | 黑 | |
| Ningbo | 黑 | |
| Wenzhou | 黑, 烏, 青 † | |
| Jinhua | 黑 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 黑, 青 † |
| Shuangfeng | 黑, 青 † | |
| Note | † - usually describes the color of cloth or thread | |
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
黔
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
- On (unclassified): けん (ken), きん (kin)
- Kun: くろい (kuroi)
Korean
Hanja
黔 • (geom, geum) (hangeul 검, 금, revised geom, geum, McCune–Reischauer kŏm, kŭm, Yale kem, kum)
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Vietnamese
Han character
黔: Hán Nôm readings: kiềm
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