𢦟

𢦟

𢦟 U+2299F, 𢦟 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-2299F ← 𢦞 [U+2299E] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𢦠 → [U+229A0]

Translingual

Han character

𢦟 (Kangxi radical 62, 戈+4, 8 strokes, composition ⿹戈今)

References

• KangXi: page 412, character 16
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1403, character 3
• Unihan data for U+2299F

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		𢦟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kān (kan¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kān
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kan
    • Wade–Giles: kʻan¹
    • Yale: kān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kan
    • Palladius: кань (kanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰän⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /kʰʌm/

Rime
Character	𢦟
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	覃 (159)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	口含切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰʌm/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰəm/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɒm/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰəm/
Li Rong	/kʰᴀm/
Wang Li	/kʰɒm/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰăm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ham1

Definitions

𢦟

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 戡 (kān, “to kill; to conquer”).

   • 《商書》曰：「西伯既𢦟黎。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     《商书》曰：“西伯既𢦟黎。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Shuowen Jiezi, circa 2^nd century CE

     “Shāngshū” yuē: “Xībó jì kān Lí.” [Pinyin]

     In the Book of Shang it was written: "The Xibo, having conquered Li…"

2. (obsolete) Alternative form of 堪 (kān, “to bear; to withstand; to be capable”).

   • 「今鍾摦矣，王心弗𢦟，其能久乎？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     “今钟摦矣，王心弗𢦟，其能久乎？” [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     “jīn zhōng huà yǐ, wáng xīn fú kān, qí néng jiǔ hū?” [Pinyin]

     "Now we have such an excessively large bell, that the king's heart will be unable to bear (its sound). How can that last long?" (Quoting verbatim from the Zuozhuan with alternative character transcriptions).