# 芊

| 芊 | U+828A, &#33418; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-828A |
| ← 芉 [U+8289] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 芋 → [U+828B] |

## Translingual
### Han character

芊 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 廿竹十 (THJ), four-corner 4440$_2$, composition ⿱艹千)

#### Derived characters

* 𬡙, 𬡚, 𥢟

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1018, character 7
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30669
* Dae Jaweon: page 1476, character 7
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3175, character 5
* Unihan data for U+828A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 千 | *sn̥ʰiːn |
| 仟 | *sn̥ʰiːn |
| 芊 | *sn̥ʰiːn, *sn̥ʰiːns |
| 阡 | *sn̥ʰiːn |
| 汘 | *sn̥ʰiːn |
| 迁 | *sn̥ʰiːn |
| 杄 | *sn̥ʰiːn |
| 人 | *njin |
| 仁 | *njin |
| 朲 | *njin |
| 佞 | *neːŋs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sn̥ʰiːn, *sn̥ʰiːns) : semantic 艸 + phonetic 千 (OC *sn̥ʰiːn).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qiān (qian$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cin$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiān
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cian
*** Wade–Giles: chʻien$^1$
*** Yale: chyān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chian
*** Palladius: цянь (cjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cin$^1$
*** Yale: chīn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsin$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: tshen
Rime :
| Character | 芊 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 清 (14) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 蒼先切 |
| Baxter | tshen |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡sʰen/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sʰen/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sʰɛn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sʰɛn/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡sʰen/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sʰien/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /t͡sʰien/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qiān |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cin$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*sn̥ʰiːn/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 芊 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 10794 |
| Phonetic component | 人 |
| Rime group | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 千 |
| Old Chinese | /*sn̥ʰiːn/ |

#### Definitions

芊
* of plants, exuberant

#### Compounds

* 芊綿／芊绵 (qiānmián)
* 芊芊

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qiàn (qian$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciàn
*** Wade–Giles: chʻien$^4$
*** Yale: chyàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiann
*** Palladius: цянь (cjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/
* Middle Chinese: tshenH
Rime :
| Character | 芊 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 清 (14) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 倉甸切 |
| Baxter | tshenH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡sʰen$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sʰen$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sʰɛn$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sʰɛn$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡sʰen$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sʰien$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /t͡sʰien$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qiàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cin$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*sn̥ʰiːns/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 芊 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 10799 |
| Phonetic component | 人 |
| Rime group | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 蒨 |
| Old Chinese | /*sn̥ʰiːns/ |

#### Definitions

芊
* Only used in 芊萰.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* On (unclassified): せん (sen)
* Kun: しげる (shigeru)

## Korean
### Hanja

芊 • (cheon) (hangeul 천, revised cheon, McCune–Reischauer ch'ŏn, Yale chen)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

芊: Hán Nôm readings: thiên
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