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漸 (Kangxi radical 85,水+11, 14 strokes,cangjie input水十十中 (EJJL),four-corner32121,composition⿰氵斬)
| Historical forms of the character漸 | |
|---|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) | Liushutong (compiled inMing) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*ʔsam, *zamʔ): semantic 氵(“water”) + phonetic 斬(OC*ʔsreːmʔ).
| trad. | 漸 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 渐 | |
CompareKhmerជាំ(cŏəm,“wet; soaked; steeped”) (Schuessler, 2007).
| Variety | Location | 漸 |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /t͡ɕian⁵¹/ |
| Harbin | /t͡ɕian⁵³/ | |
| Tianjin | /t͡ɕian⁵³/ | |
| Jinan | /t͡ɕiã²¹/ | |
| Qingdao | /t͡siã⁴²/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /t͡sian³¹²/ | |
| Xi'an | /t͡sã⁴⁴/ | |
| Xining | /t͡sã²¹³/ | |
| Yinchuan | /t͡ɕian¹³/ | |
| Lanzhou | /t͡ɕiɛ̃n¹³/ | |
| Ürümqi | /t͡ɕian²¹³/ | |
| Wuhan | /t͡ɕiɛn³⁵/ | |
| Chengdu | /t͡ɕian¹³/ | |
| Guiyang | /t͡ɕian²¹³/ | |
| Kunming | /t͡ɕiɛ̃²¹²/ | |
| Nanjing | /t͡sien⁴⁴/ | |
| Hefei | /t͡ɕiĩ⁵³/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡ɕie⁴⁵/ |
| Pingyao | /t͡ɕie̞³⁵/ | |
| Hohhot | /t͡ɕie⁵⁵/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /ʑi²³/ |
| Suzhou | /ziɪ³¹/ | |
| Hangzhou | /d͡ʑiẽ̞¹³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /ji²²/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡sʰe²²/ |
| Tunxi | ||
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡siẽ⁵⁵/ |
| Xiangtan | /t͡siẽ⁵⁵/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰiam⁵³/ |
| Taoyuan | /t͡sʰiɑm¹¹/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sim²²/ |
| Nanning | /t͡sim²²/ | |
| Hong Kong | /t͡sim²²/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /t͡siam²²/ |
| Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /t͡sieŋ²⁴²/ | |
| Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /t͡siŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡siam³⁵/ | |
| Haikou (Hainanese) | /t͡siam³³/ |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 漸 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) |
| Final (韻) | 鹽 (153) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 慈染切 |
| Baxter | dzjemX |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡ziᴇmX/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡ziɛmX/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡zjæmX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡ziamX/ |
| Li Rong | /d͡ziɛmX/ |
| Wang Li | /d͡zĭɛmX/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /d͡zʱi̯ɛmX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zim6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 漸 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiàn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dzjemX › |
| Old Chinese | /*[dz]amʔ/ |
| English | gradually; advance |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 漸 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 16811 |
| Phonetic component | 斬 |
| Rime group | 談 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 漸 |
| Old Chinese | /*zamʔ/ |
漸
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 漸 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 精 (13) |
| Final (韻) | 鹽 (153) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 子廉切 |
| Baxter | tsjem |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡siᴇm/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡siɛm/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sjæm/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡siam/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡siɛm/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sĭɛm/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡si̯ɛm/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiān |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zim1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 漸 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiān |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tsjem › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ts]am/ |
| English | moisten |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 漸 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 16804 |
| Phonetic component | 斬 |
| Rime group | 談 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 尖 |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔsam/ |
漸
| For pronunciation and definitions of漸 – see潛 (“togo underwater; tomove under water; tohide; toconceal; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of潛). |
| For pronunciation and definitions of漸 – see巉 (“precipitous;steep;jagged;towering;overlapping”). (This character is a variant form of巉). |
| trad. | 漸 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 渐 | |
| alternative forms | 暫／暂 佔／占 | |
| Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Compare Hokkien這站／这站 (chit-chām, “now”).” |
漸
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