夗

夗 U+5917, 夗 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5917 ← 外 [U+5916] CJK Unified Ideographs 夘 → [U+5918]

Translingual

Han character

夗 (Kangxi radical 36, 夕+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 弓戈尸山 (NISU), four-corner 2721₂, composition ⿰夕㔾)

1. to turn over when asleep

Derived characters

• 𠙀, 𫩨, 妴, 㠾, 𡖏, 怨, 𢪸, 𣆌, 𤇘, 𦙵, 㼝, 㽜, 盌, 眢, 𦕕, 䖤, 𧧁, 𧯡, 𧵍, 𩖿(𬱺), 𩚴, 駌, 𱆪, 鴛(鸳)
• 𥿎, 𦨨, 䛄(𫍠), 𩊁, 𩎝, 𠛠, 𪀈, 𪞏, 宛, 𡶟, 𠈢, 苑, 𦊗, 𭼉, 䳃, 𪎛, 𦦩, 𡍡, 𤨰, 𨧍, 𨪿, 𤳭, 𠝽

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 246, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5752
• Dae Jaweon: page 489, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 861, character 5
• Unihan data for U+5917

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 夗
Shang	Western Zhou	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Transcribed ancient scripts

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

	Old Chinese
涴	*qoːls, *qoːn, *qonʔ
埦	*qoːn
豌	*qoːn
剜	*qoːn
眢	*qoːn, *qon
蜿	*qoːn, *qon, *qonʔ
帵	*qoːn
碗	*qoːnʔ
椀	*qoːnʔ
盌	*qoːnʔ
腕	*qoːns
惋	*qoːns
捥	*qoːns
睕	*qoːns, *qonʔ, *qoːd
琬	*qoːns, *qonʔ
鴛	*quːn, *qon
鵷	*qon
惌	*qon, *qonʔ
宛	*qon, *qonʔ
怨	*qon, *qons
葾	*qon
夗	*qonʔ
婉	*qonʔ
菀	*qonʔ, *qud
苑	*qonʔ, *qons
踠	*qonʔ
畹	*qonʔ, *qons
倇	*qonʔ
晼	*qonʔ
黦	*qod, *qod, *qud
焥	*qoːd

Pictogram (象形) — An animal lying down about to die (Ji Xusheng, 2004).

Some older forms of the character may be interpreted as being composed of 肉 (“meat”) and 乃 or 人.

Etymology 1

trad.		夗
simp. #		夗
alternative forms		夘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuàn (yuan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun³ / jyun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuàn
    • Wade–Giles: yüan⁴
    • Yale: ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuann
    • Palladius: юань (juanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jyun³ / jyun²
    • Yale: yun / yún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn³ / jyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun³ / yun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn³³/, /jyːn³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jwonX

Rime
Character	夗
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	於阮切
Baxter	'jwonX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔʉɐnX/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔʷiɐnX/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuɐnX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔuanX/
Li Rong	/ʔiuɐnX/
Wang Li	/ĭwɐnX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔi̯wɐnX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun2

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ʔ]o[r]ʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*qonʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	夗
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wǎn
Middle Chinese	‹ ʔjwonX ›
Old Chinese	/*[ʔ]o[r]ʔ/
English	turn over in bed
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	夗
Reading #	1/1
No.	16289
Phonetic component	夗
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	婉
Old Chinese	/*qonʔ/

Definitions

夗

1. to turn over when asleep

Etymology 2

trad.		夗
simp. #		夗
alternative forms		睡 臥／卧 ⿰目鬱 (ug8) 盷 (ug8) 鼿 (ug8) 睡 臥／卧 ⿰目鬱 (ug8) 盷 (ug8) 鼿 (ug8) 頤／颐 (in6) 矣 (in6)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ug⁸ / ngh⁸ / ngug⁸ / in⁶ / inh⁸

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ug⁸ / ngh⁸ / ngug⁸ / in⁶ / inh⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: u̍k / n̍gh / ngu̍k / ĭⁿ / i̍hⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uk̚⁴/, /ŋʔ⁴/, /ŋuk̚⁴/, /ĩ³⁵/, /ĩʔ⁴/

Note:

• ug8 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang;
• ngh8 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Chenghai, Nan'ao;
• ngug8 - Puning;
• in6 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang, Puning;
• inh8 - Shantou, Chaoyang, Puning.

Definitions

夗

1. (Teochew) to sleep
2. (Teochew) to lie down

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 睡覺 (“to sleep”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		臥, 寐, 寢, 眠, 睡, 就寢, 寢息
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		睡覺, 睡眠, 就寢
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	睡覺, 睡, 歇覺
	Taiwan	睡覺, 睡
	Ulanhot	睡覺
	Tongliao	睡覺
	Chifeng	睡覺
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	睡覺
	Malaysia	睡覺, 睡
	Singapore	睡覺, 睡
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	睡覺
Jilu Mandarin	Weifang (Weicheng)	睏覺
	Weifang (Fangzi)	睏覺
	Changle	睏覺
	Shouguang	睏覺
	Wulian	睏覺
	Jinan	睡覺
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	睡覺, 睡
	Weifang (Hanting)	睏覺
	Changyi	睏覺
	Gaomi	睏覺
	Zhucheng	睏覺
	Anqiu	睏覺
	Linqu	睏覺
	Qingzhou	睏覺
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	睡
	Xi'an	睡覺, 睡
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	睡
Lanyin Mandarin	Bayanhot	睡覺
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	睡瞌睡
	Wuhan	睡瞌睡, 睡
	Guiyang	睡瞌睡
	Guilin	睡覺
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	睡覺, 睡
	Yangzhou	睡覺, 上蘇州 slang
	Nantong	睏
	Hefei	睡覺
Cantonese	Guangzhou	瞓覺, 瞓, 見周公 humorous, 搵周公 humorous, 覺覺豬 childish, 瞓記
	Hong Kong	瞓覺, 瞓, 搵周公 humorous, 覺覺豬 childish, 瞓覺覺 childish, 豬豬 childish
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	瞓覺
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	瞓覺
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	睡目
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	瞓覺
	Macau	瞓覺
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	瞓覺
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	瞓
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	瞓覺
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	瞓, 睡
	Foshan	瞓覺
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	瞓覺
	Foshan (Shunde)	瞓覺
	Foshan (Sanshui)	瞓覺
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	瞓覺
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	瞇覺
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	瞓覺
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	瞓覺
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	瞓覺
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	瞓覺
	Taishan	瞓覺, 瞓
	Kaiping (Chikan)	瞓覺
	Enping (Niujiang)	瞓覺
	Heshan (Yayao)	瞓覺
	Dongguan	瞓覺
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	瞓覺
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	瞓覺
	Yangjiang	瞓覺, 瞓
	Zhanjiang	瞓覺, 曬鋪
	Nanning	睡覺
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	睡覺
	Hepu (Shatian)	睡覺, 瞓覺
	Beihai	睡覺
	Beihai (Nankang)	睡覺
	Beihai (Yingpan)	睡覺
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	睡覺
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	瞓覺
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	睡覺
	Danzhou	閉眼
	Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua)	閉眼
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	瞓覺
	Singapore (Guangfu)	瞓覺, 瞓
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	瞓覺
	Móng Cái	睡覺
Gan	Nanchang	睏覺, 睏
	Lichuan	睏覺, 睏
	Pingxiang	睏覺, 睏
Hakka	Meixian	睡目, 睡
	Xingning	睡目
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Huiyang	睡目, 睡
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Huidong (Daling)	睡目
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	睡目, 睡覺
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	睡目
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	瞓
	Boluo (Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	睡目
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	睡目
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	睡目
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	睡目
	Wuhua (Changbu)	睡目
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	睡目
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	瞓, 瞓覺
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	瞓覺
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	睡覺
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	睡覺
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	睡
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	睡覺
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	睡眼
	Liannan	睡目
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	睡眼
	Jiexi	睡目
	Changting	睡目
	Wuping	睡目
	Wuping (Pingyu)	睡目
	Liancheng	睡目
	Ninghua	歇
	Yudu	歇眼, 打席
	Ruijin	歇眼
	Shicheng	歇, 睡
	Shangyou (Shexi)	歇覺
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	睡目
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	睡目
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	睡目
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	睡目, 睡
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	睡目, 睡
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	睡目, 睡
	Hong Kong	睡目
	Luchuan	睡覺
	Sabah (Longchuan)	睡目
	Senai (Huiyang)	睡目
	Kuching (Hepo)	睡目
	Singkawang	睡目
	Singapore (Dabu)	睡目
	Bangkok (Meixian)	睡目
Huizhou	Jixi	睏覺, 睏
	Shexian	睡
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	睏
	Xiuning	睏
	Yixian	睏
	Qimen	睏
	Wuyuan	睏
Jin	Taiyuan	睡覺, 睡
	Taibus (Baochang)	睡覺
	Linhe	睡覺
	Jining	睡覺
	Baotou	睡覺
	Dongsheng	睡覺
	Haibowan	睡覺
Northern Min	Jian'ou	目䁒
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	目䁒
	Songxi	目䁒
	Zhenghe	目䁒
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	眠䁒
	Jianyang	目䁒
	Wuyishan	目䁒
	Pucheng (Shibei)	瞌眠
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	睏, 睏眠
	Fuzhou (Changle)	睏
	Fuqing	睏
	Yongtai	睏
	Gutian	睏
	Fu'an	睏
	Ningde	睏
	Shouning	睏
	Zhouning	睏
	Fuding	睏
	Matsu	睏
	Sitiawan (Gutian)	睏眠
Southern Min	Xiamen	睏
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	睏
	Quanzhou	睏
	Shishi	睏
	Anxi	睏
	Zhangzhou	睏
	Pinghe	睏
	Zhao'an	睏
	Dongshan	睏
	Taipei	睏
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	睏
	Kaohsiung	睏
	Yilan	睏
	Changhua (Lukang)	睏
	Taichung	睏
	Taichung (Wuqi)	睏
	Tainan	睏
	Taitung	睏
	Hsinchu	睏
	Kinmen	睏
	Penghu (Magong)	睏
	Penang (Hokkien)	睏
	Singapore (Hokkien)	睏
	Manila (Hokkien)	睏
	Medan (Hokkien)	睏
	Zhangping	睏
	Datian	睏
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	睏覺
	Chaozhou	夗
	Shantou	夗
	Shantou (Chenghai)	夗
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	夗
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	夗
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	睏
	Jieyang	夗, 死瞌
	Puning	夗
	Haifeng	睏, 夗
	Bangkok (Teochew)	夗
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	夗
	Singapore (Teochew)	夗
	Leizhou	瞌, 瞌覺, 睏, 歇
	Wenchang	瞌, 偃瞌
	Haikou	瞌, 偃瞌
	Qionghai	瞌, 偃瞌
	Singapore (Hainanese)	瞌
Puxian Min	Putian	睏
	Xianyou	睏
Central Min	Yong'an	倒眠
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	瞇
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	瞇, 瞇覺
Shehua	Fu'an	眠
	Fuding	眠
	Luoyuan	眠
	Shunchang	眠
	Cangnan	眠
	Jingning (Hexi)	眠
Wu	Shanghai	睏覺, 睏, 到蘇州去 slang
	Shanghai (Chongming)	睏
	Suzhou	睏覺, 睏, 到崑山去 slang
	Wuxi	睏覺
	Danyang	睏覺, 睏
	Hangzhou	睏覺, 睏, 到蘇州去 slang
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	睏覺, 睏
	Ningbo	睏覺, 睏
	Wenzhou	睏
	Jinhua	睏褥, 睏
Xiang	Changsha	睏覺, 睏, 睡覺
	Loudi	睏覺, 睏
	Shuangfeng	睏眼閉, 睏覺
	Quanzhou	睡覺

Dialectal synonyms of 躺 (“to lie; to recline”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		寢, 臥
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		躺, 臥, 躺臥
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	躺, 歪
	Taiwan	躺
	Singapore	躺
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	躺
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	睡, 躺
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	躺, 睡
	Wuhan	睡
	Guilin	躺
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	躺, 睡
	Hefei	睡, 躺
Cantonese	Guangzhou	瞓
	Hong Kong	瞓
	Taishan	眠
	Kaiping (Chikan)	眠
	Yangjiang	睡
	Singapore (Guangfu)	瞓
Gan	Nanchang	睏
Hakka	Meixian	眠, 抗
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	睡
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	眠
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	睡
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	睡
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	睡
Jin	Taiyuan	躺, 睡
Northern Min	Jian'ou	倒
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	倒
Southern Min	Xiamen	倒
	Quanzhou	倒
	Zhangzhou	倒
	Penang (Hokkien)	倒
	Singapore (Hokkien)	倒
	Chaozhou	倒
	Shantou	夗
	Jieyang	夗
Wu	Suzhou	睏
	Wenzhou	翻, 倒
Xiang	Changsha	睏
	Shuangfeng	睏

Japanese

Kanji

夗

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): えん (en)、おん (on)
• Kun: ころがりうす (korogariusu)

Korean

Hanja

夗 (eumhun 누워 뒹굴 원 (nuwo dwinggul won))

1. lie down