褪

褪 U+892A, 褪 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-892A ← 褩 [U+8929] CJK Unified Ideographs 褫 → [U+892B]

Translingual

Han character

褪 (Kangxi radical 145, 衣+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中卜日女 (LYAV), four-corner 3723₃, composition ⿰衤退)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1122, character 22
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34503
• Dae Jaweon: page 1590, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3104, character 14
• Unihan data for U+892A

Chinese

trad.		褪
simp. #		褪

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
腿	*n̥ʰuːlʔ
退	*n̥ʰuːbs
褪	*n̥ʰuːns

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *n̥ʰuːns) : semantic 衣 (“clothing”) + phonetic 退 (OC *n̥ʰuːbs). Considered a 後起字／后起字 (hòuqǐzì).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tùn (tun⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tan³ / teoi³
• Northern Min (KCR): to̤̿ng
• Eastern Min (BUC): táung
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): thùn / thǹg / thùiⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): teng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tùn
    • Wade–Giles: tʻun⁴
    • Yale: twùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuenn
    • Palladius: тунь (tunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: tan³ / teoi³
    • Yale: tan / teui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tan³ / toey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ten³ / têu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐn³³/, /tʰɵy̯³³/

Note: The pronunciation "teoi3" is the result of guessing the pronunciation of the character by just looking at the right side of it (有邊讀邊／有边读边 (yǒu biān dú biān)).

• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: to̤̿ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔŋ³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: táung
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑuŋ²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thùn
    • Tâi-lô: thùn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tuxn
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰun²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰun⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thǹg
    • Tâi-lô: thǹg
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tngx
    • IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Singapore): /tʰŋ̍²¹/
    • IPA (Lukang): /tʰŋ̍³¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /tʰŋ̍⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /tʰŋ̍¹²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰŋ̍¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thùiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: thuìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tvuix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou, Yilan, Penang): /tʰuĩ²¹/

Note:

• thùn - literary;
• thǹg/thùiⁿ - vernacular.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: teng³
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thṳ̀ng
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɯŋ²¹³/

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• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*n̥ʰuːns/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	褪
Reading #	1/1
No.	12537
Phonetic component	退
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*n̥ʰuːns/
Notes	退晚起對轉分化字， 韻會土困切

Definitions

褪

1. to take off (clothes)

   褪掉褲／褪掉裤 [Teochew]  ―  teng³ diao⁷ kou³ [Peng'im]  ―  to take off one's pants

2. to hide in one's sleeve
3. (Cantonese) to retreat; to move back

   褪後／褪后 [Cantonese]  ―  tan³ hau⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  to reverse

   褪幾步／褪几步 [Cantonese]  ―  tan³ gei² bou⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  to move a few steps back

4. (Cantonese) to move; to shift

   唔該你褪過啲。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   唔该你褪过啲。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   m⁴ goi¹ nei⁵ tan³ gwo³ di¹. [Jyutping]

   Please move over a bit.

   褪埋啲張凳。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   褪埋啲张凳。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   tan³ maai⁴ di¹ zoeng¹ dang³. [Jyutping]

   Move the chair closer.

5. (Cantonese) to make something available

   好心你褪個位畀個大肚婆坐啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   好心你褪个位畀个大肚婆坐啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   hou² sam¹ nei⁵ tan³ go³ wai^6-2 bei² go³ daai⁶ tou⁵ po^4-2 co⁵ laa¹! [Jyutping]

   For goodness' sake, just make your seat available for the pregnant woman!

6. (Cantonese) to withdraw

   褪返筆錢出嚟 [Cantonese, trad.]
   褪返笔钱出嚟 [Cantonese, simp.]

   tan³ faan¹ bat¹ cin^4-2 ceot¹ lei⁴ [Jyutping]

   to withdraw the money

7. (Cantonese, Southern Min) to transfer; to give to somebody else

   若是有舊衫褲，著提去褪人。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   若是有旧衫裤，着提去褪人。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Nā-sī ū kū saⁿ-khò͘, tio̍h the̍h--khì thǹg--lâng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   If you have old clothes, you should give them to somebody else.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 脫 (“to take off (clothes)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		脫, 褪
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	脫, 褪
	Taiwan	脫
	Harbin	脫
	Malaysia	脫
	Singapore	脫
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	脫, 褪
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	脫
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	脫
	Xi'an	脫
	Xining	脫
	Xuzhou	脫
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	脫
	Lanzhou	脫
	Ürümqi	脫
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	脫
	Wuhan	脫
	Guiyang	脫
	Guilin	脫
	Liuzhou	脫, 褪, 解
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	脫
	Yangzhou	脫, 褪
	Hefei	脫, 褪
Cantonese	Guangzhou	除, 脫
	Hong Kong	除, 剝, 解
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	剝
	Macau	剝
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	除
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	脫
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	除, 脫
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	除
	Foshan	除
	Foshan (Shunde)	除
	Foshan (Sanshui)	除
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	除
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	剝
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	剝
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	剝
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	剝
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	除, 剝
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	除
	Taishan	脫
	Kaiping (Chikan)	脫
	Enping (Niujiang)	脫
	Heshan (Yayao)	除
	Dongguan	脫, 除
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	剝
	Yangjiang	褪
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	除
	Penang (Guangfu)	除
	Singapore (Guangfu)	除
Gan	Nanchang	脫
	Lichuan	脫
	Pingxiang	推, 剝, 脫
Hakka	Meixian	脫
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	脫
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	剝
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	剝
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	脫
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	剝
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	剝
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	脫
	Yudu	脫
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	脫
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	脫
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	脫
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	脫
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	脫
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	脫
Huizhou	Jixi	脫, 褪
Jin	Taiyuan	脫
	Xinzhou	脫
Northern Min	Jian'ou	褪
	Songxi	褪
	Jianyang	褪
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	褪
	Gutian	褪
	Ningde	褪
	Zhouning	褪
	Fuding	褪
Southern Min	Xiamen	褪
	Quanzhou	褪
	Jinjiang	褪
	Yongchun	褪
	Zhangzhou	褪
	Taipei	褪
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	褪
	Kaohsiung	褪
	Yilan	褪
	Changhua (Lukang)	褪
	Taichung	褪
	Tainan	褪
	Hsinchu	褪
	Kinmen	褪
	Penghu (Magong)	褪
	Penang (Hokkien)	褪
	Singapore (Hokkien)	褪
	Manila (Hokkien)	褪
	Longyan	脫
	Datian	褪
	Chaozhou	褪
	Shantou	褪
	Jieyang	褪
	Singapore (Teochew)	褪
	Leizhou	褪
	Haikou	解
Puxian Min	Putian	褪
Central Min	Yong'an	脫
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	脫
	Sanming (Shaxian)	脫
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	剝
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	剝
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	脫
Wu	Shanghai	脫
	Shanghai (Chongming)	脫
	Suzhou	脫, 褪
	Wuxi	脫
	Danyang	脫
	Hangzhou	脫
	Ningbo	脫
	Wenzhou	脫
	Jinhua	脫, 褪
Xiang	Changsha	脫
	Loudi	脫
	Shuangfeng	脫

Dialectal synonyms of 移 (“to move (an object)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		移, 挪, 移動, 挪動
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	移, 挪
	Singapore	移
Cantonese	Guangzhou	移, 喐, 褪
	Hong Kong	移, 喐, 褪
	Taishan	移
	Singapore (Guangfu)	移
Hakka	Meixian	徙, 移
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	徙
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	徙
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	徙
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	徙
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	徙
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	徙
Southern Min	Xiamen	徙
	Quanzhou	徙
	Zhangzhou	徙
	Tainan	徙
	Penang (Hokkien)	徙
	Singapore (Hokkien)	徙
	Manila (Hokkien)	徙
	Jieyang	徙
	Singapore (Teochew)	徙

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tuì, tùn (tui⁴, tun⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟˋ, ㄊㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tan³ / teoi³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): thǹg / thùiⁿ / thòe / thèr / thè

  (Teochew, Peng'im): to³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵the

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tuèi
    • Wade–Giles: tʻui⁴
    • Yale: twèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuey
    • Palladius: туй (tuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tùn
    • Wade–Giles: tʻun⁴
    • Yale: twùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuenn
    • Palladius: тунь (tunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: tan³ / teoi³
    • Yale: tan / teui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tan³ / toey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ten³ / têu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐn³³/, /tʰɵy̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thǹg
    • Tâi-lô: thǹg
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tngx
    • IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Tainan): /tʰŋ̍²¹/
    • IPA (Lukang): /tʰŋ̍³¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰŋ̍⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /tʰŋ̍¹²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰŋ̍¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thùiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: thuìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tvuix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou, Yilan): /tʰuĩ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thòe
    • Tâi-lô: thuè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: toex
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰue²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰue⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thèr
    • Tâi-lô: thèr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰə⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thè
    • Tâi-lô: thè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tex
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰe²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: to³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thò
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰo²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵the
    • MiniDict: the^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²the
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰe³⁴/

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• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*n̥ʰuːns/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	褪
Reading #	1/1
No.	12537
Phonetic component	退
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*n̥ʰuːns/
Notes	退晚起對轉分化字， 韻會土困切

Definitions

褪

1. to shed (feathers)
2. to discolour; to fade

Compounds

• 倒褪
• 寬褪／宽褪
• 打倒褪
• 褪前擦後／褪前擦后
• 褪去
• 褪口
• 褪套兒／褪套儿
• 褪毛 (tuìmáo)
• 褪膊
• 褪色
• 褪衣 (tùnyī)

 

References

• “Entry #11918”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji

褪

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. fade; discolour

Readings

• Go-on: とん (ton)
• Kan-on: とん (ton)
• Kan’yō-on: たい (tai)
• Kun: ぬぐ (nugu, 褪ぐ)、あせる (aseru, 褪せる)、さめる (sameru, 褪める)

Compounds

Compounds

• 褪紅色(たいこうしょく) (taikōshoku): (light) pink
• 褪色(たいしょく) (taishoku): fading faded colour faded color
• 褪紅(たいこう) (taikō): pink light red
• 褪(あ)せる (aseru): to fade to discolor to discolour
• 褪(さ)める (sameru): to fade to lose colour (color) to discolour (discolor)
• 消褪(しょうたい) (shōtai): disappearance
• 色褪(いろざ)める (irozameru): to fade in color to fade in colour
• 色褪(いろあ)せる (iroaseru): to fade (of a colour) to grow dull in color (colour)
• 青褪(あおざ)める (aozameru): to become pale to turn pale

Korean

Hanja

褪 (eum 퇴 (toe))

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Vietnamese

Han character

褪: Hán Nôm readings: thoái

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References

• Nom Foundation