# 蘸

| 蘸 | U+8638, &#34360; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8638 |
| ← 蘷 [U+8637] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 蘹 → [U+8639] |

## Translingual
### Han character

蘸 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+19, 25 strokes, cangjie input 廿一土火 (TMGF) or 廿一田火 (TMWF) or 難廿一田火 (XTMWF), four-corner 4433$_1$ or 4463$_1$, composition ⿱艹醮 or ⿳艹醀灬)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1071, character 21
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32574
* Dae Jaweon: page 1537, character 40
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3336, character 2
* Unihan data for U+8638

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Unknown.

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhàn (zhan$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zan$^4$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zaam$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): zan$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chiám
    (Meixian, Guangdong): jiam$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): zan$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): dáing
* Eastern Min (BUC): cáng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chàm
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zam$^3$ / ziao$^1$ / ziou$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tse
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhàn
*** Wade–Giles: chan$^4$
*** Yale: jàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jann
*** Palladius: чжань (čžanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zan$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zan
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡san²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zaam$^3$
*** Yale: jaam
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzaam$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zam$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saːm³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: zan$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡san³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiám
*** Hakka Romanization System: jiam$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: jiam$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯am³¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: jiam$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡siam³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zan$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sæ̃⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: dáing
*** Sinological IPA : /taiŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: cáng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɑŋ²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chàm
*** Tâi-lô: tsàm
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zaxm
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sam²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sam⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sam²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sam¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sam²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zam$^3$ / ziao$^1$ / ziou$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsàm / tsiau / tsiou
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sam²¹³/, /t͡siau³³/, /t͡siou³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tse
*** MiniDict: tse$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tse
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡se³⁴/
* Middle Chinese: tsreamH
Rime :
| Character | 蘸 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 莊 (18) |
| Final (韻) | 咸 (151) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 莊陷切 |
| Baxter | tsreamH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ʃˠɛm$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈ͡ʂᵚæm$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ʃɐm$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈ͡ʂəɨm$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ʃɐm$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ʃɐm$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʈ͡ʂăm$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zaam$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsreːms/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蘸 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 16816 |
| Phonetic component | 蘸 |
| Rime group | 談 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 蘸 |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔsreːms/ |
| Notes | 見大招王注 |

#### Definitions

蘸
* to dip in; to submerge in (sauce, ink, etc.)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蘸$_1$ |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 點 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蘸$_1$ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蘸$_1$ |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蘸$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蘸$_2$, 點 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蘸$_2$, 點 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蘸$_3$, 點 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 點 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蘸$_1$ |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蘸$_1$ |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蘸$_1$ |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 搵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 搵, 滒 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 搵 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蘸$_1$ |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蘸$_1$ |
| Wu | Ningbo | 搵, 蘸$_1$ |

#### Compounds

* 蘸汁
* 蘸火 (zhànhuǒ)
* 蘸筆／蘸笔
* 蘸墨

### Etymology 2

Vernacular reading of 染 (MC nyemX, “to dye; to be stained with”) (Bai, 2003).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): jaam$^5$ / jaam$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jaam$^5$ / jaam$^2$
*** Yale: yáahm / yáam
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jaam$^5$ / jaam$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yam$^5$ / yam$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /jaːm¹³/, /jaːm³⁵/

#### Definitions

蘸
* (Cantonese) to dip in (sauce, ink, etc.)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蘸$_1$ |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 點 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蘸$_1$ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蘸$_1$ |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蘸$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蘸$_2$, 點 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蘸$_2$, 點 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蘸$_3$, 點 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 點 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蘸$_1$ |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蘸$_1$ |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蘸$_1$ |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 搵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 搵, 滒 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 搵 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蘸$_1$ |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蘸$_1$ |
| Wu | Ningbo | 搵, 蘸$_1$ |

### Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Taishan, Wiktionary): lem$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lem$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lem³³/

#### Definitions

蘸
* (Taishanese) to dip in (sauce, ink, etc.)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蘸$_1$ |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 點 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蘸$_1$ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蘸$_1$ |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蘸$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蘸$_2$, 點 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蘸$_2$, 點 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蘸$_3$, 點 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 點 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蘸$_1$ |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蘸$_1$ |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蘸$_1$ |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 搵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 搵, 滒 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 搵 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蘸$_1$ |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蘸$_1$ |
| Wu | Ningbo | 搵, 蘸$_1$ |

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): さん (san)
* Kun: ひたす (hitasu)