鏾

鏾	U+93FE, 鏾 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-93FE

Translingual

Han character

鏾 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+12, 20 strokes, cangjie input 金廿月大 (CTBK), four-corner 8814₀, composition ⿰釒散)

the trigger of a crossbow
crossbow

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1321, character 22
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40858
Dae Jaweon: page 1821, character 13
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4254, character 10
Unihan data for U+93FE

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
散	saːnʔ, saːns
糤	*saːnʔ
繖	saːnʔ, saːns
饊	*saːnʔ
鏾	*saːnʔ
潸	sraːn, sraːnʔ
霰	*sqʰeːns
撒	*saːd

Etymology 1

trad.		鏾
simp.		𫔌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sǎn (san³)

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢˇ
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǎn
  - Wade–Giles: san³
  - Yale: sǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saan
  - Palladius: сань (sanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän²¹⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹shi
  - MiniDict: shi^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵³/

Middle Chinese: sanX

Rime
Character	鏾
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	蘇旱切
Baxter	sanX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sɑn^X/
Pan Wuyun	/sɑn^X/
Shao Rongfen	/sɑn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/san^X/
Li Rong	/sɑn^X/
Wang Li	/sɑn^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/sɑn^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	saan²

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*saːnʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鏾
Reading #	1/1
No.	10971
Phonetic component	散
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	散
Old Chinese	/*saːnʔ/

Definitions

鏾

crossbow trigger

Etymology 2

trad.		鏾
simp.		𫔌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàn (xian⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin³
Gan (Wiktionary): xien⁴
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): xiên⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shi
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sienn⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàn
  - Wade–Giles: hsien⁴
  - Yale: syàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiann
  - Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sin³
  - Yale: sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: xien⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn³⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xiên⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /siɛn⁵³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹shi
  - MiniDict: shi^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: sienn⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si̯ẽ⁴⁵/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯ẽ⁴⁵/

Definitions

鏾

to castrate (usually a rooster)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 劁 (“to geld; to castrate (a pig)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		劁, 閹
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	劁
	Chengde	劁
	Chifeng	劁
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	劁
	Heihe	劁
	Qiqihar	劁
	Harbin	劁
	Jiamusi	劁
	Baicheng	劁
	Changchun	劁
	Tonghua	劁
	Shenyang	劁
	Jinzhou	劁
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	劁
	Tangshan	劁
	Cangzhou	劁
	Baoding	劁
	Shijiazhuang	劁
	Lijin	劁
	Jinan	劁
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	劁
	Dandong	劁
	Yantai	挑
	Qingdao	挑
	Zhucheng	摘
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	劁
	Jining	摘, 騸
	Linfen	劁
	Shangqiu	摘
	Yuanyang	摘
	Zhengzhou	摘
	Xinyang	劁
	Baihe	劁
	Xi'an	騸
	Baoji	劁
	Tianshui	劁
	Xining	劁
	Xuzhou	劁, 摘
	Fuyang	劁
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	劁
	Lanzhou	劁
	Dunhuang	劁
	Hami	劁
	Ürümqi	劁
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	騸
	Nanchong	騸
	Dazhou	騸
	Hanyuan	騸
	Xichang	劁
	Zigong	鏾
	Chongqing	劁, 騸
	Wuhan	劁
	Yichang	劁
	Xiangyang	劁
	Tianmen	劁
	Guiyang	騸
	Zunyi	騸
	Bijie	騸, 割
	Liping	劁
	Zhaotong	劁
	Dali	劁
	Kunming	劁
	Mengzi	劁
	Guilin	劁
	Liuzhou	閹
	Jishou	閹
	Changde	閹
	Hanzhong	騸
Jianghuai Mandarin	Lianyungang	劁
	Lianshui	劁
	Nantong	劁
	Anqing	削
	Wuhu	削
	Hefei	騸
	Hong'an	劁
Cantonese	Guangzhou	閹
Cantonese	Hong Kong	閹
Huizhou	Shexian	羯
Jin	Taiyuan	劁
	Yangyuan	劁
	Datong	劁
	Xinzhou	劁
	Lüliang (Lishi)	劁
	Changzhi	劁
	Linhe	劁
	Jining	劁
	Hohhot	劁
	Erenhot	劁
	Pingshan	劁
	Zhangjiakou	劁
	Handan	劁
	Linzhou	劁
	Suide	劁
Southern Min	Xiamen	閹

Dialectal synonyms of 騸 (“to geld (a horse)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		騸
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	騸
	Chengde	騸
	Chifeng	騸
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	騸
	Heihe	騸
	Qiqihar	騸
	Harbin	騸
	Jiamusi	騸
	Baicheng	騸
	Changchun	騸
	Tonghua	騸
	Shenyang	騸
	Jinzhou	騸
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	騸
	Tangshan	騸
	Cangzhou	騸
	Baoding	騸
	Shijiazhuang	騸
	Lijin	騸
	Jinan	騸
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	騸
	Dandong	騸
	Yantai	鏾
	Qingdao	騸
	Zhucheng	騸
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	騸
	Jining	騸
	Linfen	騸
	Shangqiu	騸
	Yuanyang	騸
	Zhengzhou	騸
	Xinyang	騸
	Baihe	騸
	Xi'an	騸
	Baoji	騸
	Tianshui	騸
	Xining	騸
	Xuzhou	騸
	Fuyang	騸
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	騸
	Lanzhou	騸
	Dunhuang	騸
	Hami	騸
	Ürümqi	騸
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	騸
	Nanchong	騸
	Dazhou	騸
	Hanyuan	騸
	Xichang	騸
	Zigong	鏾
	Chongqing	騸
	Wuhan	騸
	Yichang	騸
	Xiangyang	騸
	Tianmen	騸
	Guiyang	騸
	Zunyi	騸
	Bijie	騸
	Liping	騸
	Zhaotong	騸
	Dali	騸
	Kunming	騸
	Mengzi	騸
	Guilin	騸
	Liuzhou	騸
	Jishou	騸
	Changde	閹
	Hanzhong	騸
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	騸
	Yangzhou	騸
	Lianyungang	騸
	Lianshui	騸
	Nantong	騸
	Anqing	騸
	Wuhu	鏾
	Hefei	騸
	Hong'an	騸
Huizhou	Shexian	鏾
Jin	Taiyuan	騸
	Yangyuan	騸
	Datong	騸
	Xinzhou	騸
	Lüliang (Lishi)	騸
	Changzhi	騸
	Linhe	騸
	Jining	騸
	Hohhot	騸
	Erenhot	騸
	Pingshan	騸
	Zhangjiakou	騸
	Handan	騸
	Linzhou	騸
	Suide	騸

Compounds

鏾生 / 𫔌生
鏾雞 / 𫔌鸡

Etymology 3

trad.		鏾
simp.		𫔌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sā (sa¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sā
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sa
  - Wade–Giles: sa¹
  - Yale: sā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sa
  - Palladius: са (sa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sä⁵⁵/

Definitions

鏾

(obsolete) samarium

Synonyms

(modern) 釤／钐 (shān)

References

Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B05445