# 孨

| 孨 | U+5B68, &#23400; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B68 |
| ← 孧 [U+5B67] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 孩 → [U+5B69] |

## Translingual
### Han character

孨 (Kangxi radical 39, 子+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 弓木弓木木 (NDNDD), composition ⿱子孖)
* cautious
* weak, cowardly; weakness
* orphan

#### Derived characters

* 𠊩, 𣹏, 𩹆, 𡦥, 孴, 孱, 𤸦

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 279, character 14
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6976
* Dae Jaweon: page 548, character 9
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1015, character 15
* Unihan data for U+5B68

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 孨
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 孨 | *nɯb, *skʷrens, *kʷjenʔ |
| 孱 | *sɡreːn, *sɡreːnʔ, *sɡren |
Triplication of 子.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhuǎn, nǐ, nì (zhuan$^3$, ni$^3$, ni$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ, ㄋㄧˇ, ㄋㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chuan$^3$
*** Yale: jwǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joan
*** Palladius: чжуань (čžuanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nǐ
*** Wade–Giles: ni$^3$
*** Yale: nǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nii
*** Palladius: ни (ni)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nì
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nì
*** Wade–Giles: ni$^4$
*** Yale: nì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nih
*** Palladius: ни (ni)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zyun$^2$
*** Yale: jyún
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡syːn³⁵/
* Middle Chinese: tsywenX, tsrjwenH, nrip
Rime :
| Character | 孨 | 孨 | 孨 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) | 莊 (18) | 娘 (12) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (78) | 仙 (80) | 緝 (142) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 旨兖切 | 莊眷切 | 尼立切 |
| Baxter | tsywenX | tsrjwenH | nrip |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiuᴇn$^X$/ | /t͡ʃˠiuᴇn$^H$/ | /ɳˠiɪp̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕʷiɛn$^X$/ | /ʈ͡ʂʷᵚiɛn$^H$/ | /ɳᵚip̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjuæn$^X$/ | /t͡ʃiuæn$^H$/ | /niep̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /cwian$^X$/ | /ʈ͡ʂwian$^H$/ | /ɳjip̚/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕiuɛn$^X$/ | /t͡ʃjuɛn$^H$/ | /njəp̚/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕĭwɛn$^X$/ | /t͡ʃĭwɛn$^H$/ | /nĭĕp̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕi̯wɛn$^X$/ | /ʈ͡ʂi̯wɛn$^H$/ | /ni̯əp̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhuǎn | zhuàn | nì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zyun$^2$ | zyun$^3$ | nap$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*nɯb/, /*skʷrens/, /*kʷjenʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 孨 | 孨 | 孨 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| No. | 9438 | 17701 | 17703 |
| Phonetic component | 孴 | 孨 | 孨 |
| Rime group | 緝 | 元 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 孨 | 孨 | 剸 |
| Old Chinese | /*nɯb/ | /*skʷrens/ | /*kʷjenʔ/ |
| Notes | 集韻同孴 | | |

### Definitions

孨
* Prudent, cautious, careful (Xu Shen says 謹也).
* Alternative form of 孴 (nǐ)

#### References

* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), C02439

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* On (unclassified): せん (sen)、じゅう (jū)、にゅう (nyū)
* Kun: つつしむ (tsutsushimu)、よわい (yowai)、みなしご (minashigo)