讕

Han character edit

讕 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+17, 24 strokes, cangjie input 卜口日弓田 (YRANW), four-corner 0762₀, composition ⿰訁闌)

References edit

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1187, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36142
• Dae Jaweon: page 1651, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4033, character 3
• Unihan data for U+8B95

Glyph origin edit

Historical forms of the character 讕
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡ·raːn, *ɡ·raːnʔ, *ɡ·raːns) : semantic 言 (“speech”) + phonetic 闌 (OC *ɡ·raːn).

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

讕

1. (literary) to calumniate; to slander
2. (literary) to refuse to admit; to disavow

Compounds edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

讕

1. (Cantonese) to behave as if

   細路，咪喺度食煙讕有型喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   细路，咪喺度食烟谰有型㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   sai³ lou⁶, mai⁵ hai² dou⁶ sik⁶ jin¹ laan^4-2 jau⁵ jing⁴ wo³. [Jyutping]

   Kid, don't smoke thinking you're so cool.

Compounds edit

References edit

• “讕”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Kanji edit

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings edit

• On (unclassified): らん (ran)
• Kun: そしる (soshiru)

Han character edit

讕: Hán Việt readings: lan^[1][2][3][4]
讕: Nôm readings: lơn^[1]

1. chữ Hán form of lan (“slander, disavow”).

References edit