尟

尟 U+5C1F, 尟 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C1F ← 尞 [U+5C1E] CJK Unified Ideographs 尠 → [U+5C20]

Translingual

Han character

尟 (Kangxi radical 42, 小+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 日人火竹 (AOFH), four-corner 4972₀, composition ⿺是少)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 297, character 26
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7522
• Dae Jaweon: page 592, character 25
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 565, character 17
• Unihan data for U+5C1F

Chinese

trad.		尟
simp.		鲜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎn (xian³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ

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• 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): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: sjenX

Rime
Character	尟
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	仙 (77)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	息淺切
Baxter	sjenX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siᴇnX/
Pan Wuyun	/siɛnX/
Shao Rongfen	/sjænX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sianX/
Li Rong	/siɛnX/
Wang Li	/sĭɛnX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/si̯ɛnX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sin2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*senʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	尟
Reading #	1/1
No.	13536
Phonetic component	尟
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	獮
Old Chinese	/*senʔ/

Definitions

尟

1. Alternative form of 鮮／鲜 (“few”)

Japanese

Kanji

尟

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): せん (sen)、しょう (shō)^{←せう (seu, historical)}
• Kun: すくない (sukunai)

Korean

Hanja

尟 (eum 선 (seon))

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Vietnamese

Han character

尟: Hán Nôm readings: tiển

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References

• Nom Foundation