岑穩

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (岑穩)		岑	穩
simp. (岑稳)		岑	稳

Etymology

Possibly from Classical Syriac ܫܡܥܘܢ (Šemʿōn, “Simon”) or Sogdian Šmγwn.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Cénwěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄣˊ ㄨㄣˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Cénwěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄣˊ ㄨㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cénwǔn
    • Wade–Giles: Tsʻên²-wên³
    • Yale: Tsén-wěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tsernwoen
    • Palladius: Цэньвэнь (Cɛnʹvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰən³⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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• Middle Chinese: dzrim 'wonX

Rime
Character	岑	穩
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	崇 (20)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	侵 (140)	魂 (55)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	鋤針切	烏本切
Baxter	dzrim	'wonX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʒˠiɪm/	/ʔuənX/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖ͡ʐᵚim/	/ʔuonX/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʒiem/	/ʔuənX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖ͡ʐjim/	/ʔwənX/
Li Rong	/d͡ʒjəm/	/ʔuənX/
Wang Li	/d͡ʒĭĕm/	/uənX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɖ͡ʐʱi̯əm/	/ʔuənX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chén	wěn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cam4	wan2

Proper noun

岑穩

1. (Church of the East, historical) Simon

   • 彌施訶又告岑穩僧伽及諸大眾曰：「此經所說，神妙難思。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     弥施诃又告岑稳僧伽及诸大众曰：「此经所说，神妙难思。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 志玄安樂經

     Míshīhē yòu gào Cénwěn sēngqié jí zhū dàzhòng yuē: “Cǐ jīng suǒ shuō, shénmiào nán sī.” [Pinyin]

     The Messiah spoke to Simon Peter and the others again, saying: "That which this scripture says is wondrous and difficult to understand".

Synonyms

Terms for Simon in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	西門
Roman Catholic	西滿
Eastern Orthodox	西蒙
Church of the East	岑穩