𠪚

𠪚 U+20A9A, 𠪚 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-20A9A ← 𠪙 [U+20A99] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𠪛 → [U+20A9B]

Translingual

Han character

𠪚 (Kangxi radical 27, 厂+12, 14 strokes, composition ⿸厂敢)

1. cliff, precipice
2. rocky or dangerous mountain

Related characters

• 敢

Derived characters

• 𡣜, 𫶝, 𫝝, 𭤏, 𭌔, 嚴, 𭑤, 𭗷, 𣠨, 𪿿

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 162, character 46
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 77, character 10
• Unihan data for U+20A9A

Chinese

trad.		𠪚
simp. #		𠪚
2nd round simp.		⿸厂攼

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 𠪚
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Etymology

According to STEDT, related to 磡 (OC *kʰuːms, “embankment”); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yín (yin²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yín
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yín
    • Wade–Giles: yin²
    • Yale: yín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yn
    • Palladius: инь (inʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: ngim, thamX, khamX

Rime
Character	𠪚	𠪚	𠪚
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	透 (6)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	侵 (140)	談 (143)	談 (143)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I	I
Fanqie	魚金切	吐敢切	口敢切
Baxter	ngim	thamX	khamX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠiɪm/	/tʰɑmX/	/kʰɑmX/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚim/	/tʰɑmX/	/kʰɑmX/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiem/	/tʰɑmX/	/kʰɑmX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋjim/	/tʰamX/	/kʰamX/
Li Rong	/ŋjəm/	/tʰɑmX/	/kʰɑmX/
Wang Li	/ŋĭĕm/	/tʰɑmX/	/kʰɑmX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋi̯əm/	/tʰɑmX/	/kʰɑmX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yín	tǎn	kǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngam4	taam2	ham2

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*N-qʰˤ[ə]m/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	𠪚
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	kǎn
Middle Chinese	‹ ngim ›
Old Chinese	/*N-qʰˁ[ə]m/
English	precipitous
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.

Definitions

𠪚

1. cliff, precipice
2. rocky or dangerous mountain