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臉
臉
See also: 脸
Translingual
Han character
臉 (radical 130 肉+13, 17 strokes, cangjie input 月人一人 (BOMO), four-corner 78286, composition ⿰⺼僉)
References
- KangXi: page 996, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29954
- Dae Jaweon: page 1447, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 2117, character 4
- Unihan data for U+81C9
Chinese
| trad. | 臉 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 脸 | |
Glyph origin
| Characters in the same phonetic series (僉) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
|---|---|
| Old Chinese | |
| 厱 | *raːm, *kʰreːm, *kʰlam |
| 歛 | *qʰlaːm |
| 臉 | *ɡr·reːmʔ, *skʰlam, *kramʔ |
| 醶 | *ɡr·reːmʔ, *skʰraːmʔ |
| 鹼 | *kreːmʔ, *skʰlam |
| 薟 | *ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *qʰram |
| 匳 | *ɡ·ram |
| 獫 | *ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams, *qʰramʔ |
| 蘞 | *ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *qʰlam |
| 籢 | *ɡ·ram |
| 斂 | *ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams |
| 瀲 | *ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams |
| 撿 | *ɡ·ramʔ, *kramʔ |
| 羷 | *ɡ·ramʔ |
| 殮 | *ɡ·rams |
| 簽 | *skʰlam |
| 僉 | *skʰlam |
| 憸 | *skʰlam, *skʰlamʔ, *sqʰlam, *qʰramʔ |
| 譣 | *skʰlam, *qʰramʔ |
| 檢 | *kramʔ |
| 瞼 | *kramʔ |
| 儉 | *ɡramʔ |
| 顩 | *ŋramʔ, *rlɯmʔ, *kʰrɯmʔ |
| 嬐 | *ŋramʔ |
| 嶮 | *ŋramʔ, *hŋramʔ |
| 噞 | *ŋramʔ, *ŋrams |
| 驗 | *ŋrams |
| 險 | *qʰramʔ |
| 劒 | *kams |
| 劍 | *kams |
| 𩏩 | *qʰam |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˇ
- Wade-Giles: lien3
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lean
- IPA (key): /li̯ɛn²¹⁴/
-
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: lim5
- Yale: líhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: lim5
- IPA (key): /liːm¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: li (T3)
- IPA (key): /li²³/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 臉 | 臉 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 清 (14) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 鹽 (153) | 咸 (151) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | II |
| Fanqie | 七廉切 | 力減切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡sʰiᴇm/ | /lˠɛmX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/t͡sʰiɛm/ | /lᵚæmX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/t͡sʰjæm/ | /lɐmX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/t͡sʰiam/ | /ləɨmX/ |
| Li Rong |
/t͡sʰiɛm/ | /lɐmX/ |
| Wang Li |
/t͡sʰĭɛm/ | /lɐmX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/t͡sʰi̯ɛm/ | /lămX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
qiān | lǎn |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 臉 | 臉 | 臉 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| No. | 10180 | 10203 | 10212 |
| Phonetic component |
僉 | 僉 | 僉 |
| Rime group |
談 | 談 | 談 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
臉 | 籤 | 檢 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɡr·reːmʔ/ | /*skʰlam/ | /*kramʔ/ |
| Notes | 瞼分化字 | ||
Definitions
臉
- face; (figuratively) reputation
- cheek
Synonyms
- 面 (miàn)
Compounds
See also
Japanese
Kanji
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
臉 (kiểm, quặm)
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