遍

Translingual edit

Stroke order

Traditional	遍
Simplified	遍
Japanese	遍
Korean	遍

Han character edit

遍 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+9, 13 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 12 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, cangjie input 卜竹尸月 (YHSB) or 卜戈尸月 (YISB), four-corner 3330₂, composition ⿺辶扁)

References edit

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1261, character 21
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39001
Dae Jaweon: page 1753, character 4
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3867, character 1
Unihan data for U+904D

Chinese edit

trad.		遍
simp. ^#		遍
alternative forms		徧㴜

Glyph origin edit

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

	Old Chinese
斒	preːn, praːn
鯿	praːn, pen
編	pen, peːn, *peːnʔ
揙	*pen
褊	*penʔ
篇	*pʰen
偏	pʰen, pʰens
翩	*pʰen
媥	*pʰen
扁	pʰen, benʔ, peːnʔ, beːnʔ
萹	pʰen, peːn, *peːnʔ
騗	*pʰens
騙	*pʰens
諞	ben, brenʔ, *benʔ
楄	ben, beːn
蝙	*peːn
甂	*peːn
猵	peːn, binʔ
牑	*peːn
蹁	peːn, beːn
匾	*peːnʔ
碥	*peːnʔ
惼	*peːnʔ
糄	*peːnʔ
徧	*peːns
遍	*peːns
頨	peːns, ɢʷaʔ, *qʰʷan
艑	*beːnʔ

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): biàn, piàn (bian⁴, pian⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˋ, ㄆㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pin³, bin³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phien / pien
Eastern Min (BUC): piéng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): phiàn / piàn
(Teochew, Peng'im): biang³
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁵phi; ⁵pi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: biàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: biàn
  - Wade–Giles: pien⁴
  - Yale: byàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biann
  - Palladius: бянь (bjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: piàn
  - Wade–Giles: pʻien⁴
  - Yale: pyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piann
  - Palladius: пянь (pjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pin³, bin³
  - Yale: pin, bin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pin³, bin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: pin³, bin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiːn³³/, /piːn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phien / pien
  - Hakka Romanization System: pien / bien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pian⁴ / bian⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰi̯en⁵⁵/, /pi̯en⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: piéng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiɛŋ²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phiàn / piàn
  - Tâi-lô: phiàn / piàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phiexn, piexn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiɛn²¹/, /piɛn²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɛn⁴¹/, /piɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɛn²¹/, /piɛn²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɛn¹¹/, /piɛn¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɛn²¹/, /piɛn²¹/

Note:

phiàn - vernacular;
piàn - literary.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: biang³
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: piàng
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /piaŋ²¹³/

Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁵phi; ⁵pi
  - MiniDict: phi^去; pi^去
  - Dictionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²phi; ²pi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pʰi³⁴/, /pi³⁴/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 遍
Mandarin	Beijing	/pian⁵¹/
	Harbin	/pian⁵³/ /pʰian⁵³/
	Tianjin	/pian⁵³/
	Jinan	/piã²¹/
	Qingdao	/piã⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/pian³¹²/
	Xi'an	/piã⁴⁴/
	Xining	/piã²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/pian¹³/ 一～ /pʰian¹³/ ～地
	Lanzhou	/piɛ̃n¹³/
	Ürümqi	/pian²¹³/
	Wuhan	/piɛn³⁵/
	Chengdu	/pʰian¹³/
	Guiyang	/pʰian²¹³/
	Kunming	/piɛ̃²¹²/ 一～ /pʰiɛ̃²¹²/ ～地
	Nanjing	/pien⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/pʰiĩ⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/pie⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/pie̞³⁵/
	Hohhot	/pie⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/pi³⁵/
	Suzhou	/piɪ⁵¹³/
	Hangzhou	/piẽ̞⁴⁴⁵/
	Wenzhou	/pi⁴²/
Hui	Shexian	/pe³²⁴/
Hui	Tunxi	/piɛ⁴²/
Xiang	Changsha	/pʰiẽ⁵⁵/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/pʰiẽ⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang	/piɛn⁴⁵/ 一～ /pʰiɛn²¹³/ 普～
Hakka	Meixian	/pʰien⁴⁴/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/pien⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/pʰin³³/
	Nanning	/pʰin³³/
	Hong Kong	/pʰin³³/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/pian²¹/ /pʰian²¹/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/pʰiɛŋ²¹²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/pʰiŋ³³/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/piaŋ²¹³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/fin³⁵/

Middle Chinese: penH

Rime
Character	遍
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	方見切
Baxter	penH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pen^H/
Pan Wuyun	/pen^H/
Shao Rongfen	/pɛn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pɛn^H/
Li Rong	/pen^H/
Wang Li	/pien^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/pien^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	biàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bin³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*peːns/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	遍
Reading #	1/1
No.	740
Phonetic component	扁
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	徧
Old Chinese	/*peːns/
Notes	俗徧字原列在線韻

Definitions edit

遍

to be everywhere; to be spread out; to lay out
遍歷／遍历 ― biànlì ― to traverse
- 小惠未遍，民弗從也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  小惠未遍，民弗从也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE
  Xiǎohuì wèi biàn, mín fú cóng yě. [Pinyin]
  Such paltry charity cannot reach all. The people will not follow you.
(literary, or in compounds) common; widespread; universal; pervasive; general; ubiquitous
Classifier for occurrences of events.
請再說一遍。／请再说一遍。 ― Qǐng zài shuō yī biàn. ― Please say it again.
已經講咗 N遍／已经讲咗 N遍 [Cantonese] ― ji⁵ ging¹ gong² zo² en¹ pin³ [Jyutping] ― have already said it so many times

Synonyms edit

(to spread out): 布滿／布满 (bùmǎn)
(common):

共通 (gòngtōng)
廣／广
廣泛／广泛 (guǎngfàn)
普通 (pǔtōng)
普遍
泛濫／泛滥 (fànlàn) (archaic)
流行 (liúxíng)

Compounds edit

一遍 (yībiàn)
周遍 (zhōubiàn)
哀鴻遍地／哀鸿遍地
哀鴻遍野／哀鸿遍野 (āihóngbiànyě)
屍橫遍野／尸横遍野 (shīhéngbiànyě)
急遍
排遍
普遍
普遍性 (pǔbiànxìng)
普遍級／普遍级
歷遍／历遍 (lìpiàn)
漫天遍野
漫山遍野 (mànshānbiànyě)
瀰山遍野／弥山遍野
袞遍／衮遍
走遍天下 (zǒubiàntiānxià)
遍及 (biànjí)
遍告
遍地
遍地荒旱
遍地開花／遍地开花 (biàndìkāihuā)
遍布 (biànbù)
遍歷／遍历 (biànlì)
遍視／遍视 (biànshì)
遍處／遍处 (biànchù)
遍行 (biànxíng)
遍觀／遍观 (biànguān)
遍請／遍请 (biànqǐng)
遍野 (biànyě)
遍體／遍体
遍體生津／遍体生津
遍體鱗傷／遍体鳞伤 (biàntǐlínshāng)
頌聲遍野／颂声遍野

References edit

“Entry #10180”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

Japanese edit

Shinjitai	遍
Kyūjitai ^[1]	遍󠄁 遍+`󠄁`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	遍󠄃 遍+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji edit

遍

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings edit

Go-on: へん (hen, Jōyō)
Kan-on: へん (hen, Jōyō)
Kun: あまねし (amaneshi, 遍し); あまねく (amaneku, 遍く)

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [hẽ̞ɴ]

Counter edit

遍(へん) • (-hen)

(number of) times
二(に)遍(へん)も三(さん)遍(へん)も(も)
ni-hen mo san-hen mo
two or three times

References edit

^ “遍”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎^[1] (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015–2024

Korean edit

Hanja edit

遍 • (pyeon) (hangeul 편, McCune–Reischauer p'yŏn, Yale phyen)

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Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

遍: Hán Nôm readings: bận, biến

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[1] “遍”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎^[1] (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015–2024

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