# 蜆

| 蜆 | U+8706, &#34566; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8706 |
| ← 蜅 [U+8705] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 蜇 → [U+8707] |

## Translingual
### Han character

蜆 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 中戈月山山 (LIBUU), four-corner 5611$_0$, composition ⿰虫見)

#### Derived characters

* 𫋩

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1084, character 11
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33093
* Dae Jaweon: page 1552, character 3
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2855, character 8
* Unihan data for U+8706

## Chinese

* 蜆

### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 蜆
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 涀 | *ɡeːlʔ, *kʰeːns, *ɡeːns |
| 莧 | *ɡreːns |
| 粯 | *ɡreːns |
| 晛 | *ŋl'eːns, *ɡeːnʔ |
| 筧 | *keːnʔ |
| 絸 | *keːnʔ |
| 垷 | *keːnʔ, *ɡeːnʔ |
| 挸 | *keːnʔ |
| 見 | *keːns, *ɡeːns |
| 俔 | *kʰeːns, *ɡeːnʔ |
| 蜆 | *kʰeːns, *qʰeːnʔ, *ɡeːnʔ |
| 硯 | *ŋɡeːn, *ŋɡeːns |
| 峴 | *ɡeːnʔ |
| 哯 | *ɡeːnʔ |
| 睍 | *ɡeːnʔ |
| 現 | *ɡeːns |

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiǎn (xian$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hin$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hán
    (Meixian, Guangdong): han$^3$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): hoin$^2$ / hain$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$shi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siǎn
*** Wade–Giles: hsien$^3$
*** Yale: syǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shean
*** Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hin$^2$
*** Yale: hín
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hin$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /hiːn³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hán
*** Hakka Romanization System: han$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: han$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /han³¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: han$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /han³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: hoin$^2$ / hain$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hóiⁿ / háiⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /hõĩ⁵²/, /hãĩ⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$shi
*** MiniDict: shi$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$xi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi³⁴/
* Middle Chinese: xenX
Rime :
| Character | 蜆 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 呼典切 |
| Baxter | xenX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hen$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hen$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xɛn$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /hɛn$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /xen$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /xien$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /xien$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hin$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*qʰeːnʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蜆 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| No. | 6198 |
| Phonetic component | 見 |
| Rime group | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 顯 |
| Old Chinese | /*qʰeːnʔ/ |

#### Definitions

蜆
* basket clam (Corbiculidae)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蛤蜊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蛤蜊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蛤蜊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 啦啦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 啦啦 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蛤拉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 海蚌兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蚌殼子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蛤蜊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蜆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蜆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蛤蜊 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 啦啦 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蜆仔, 順𧋓仔, 缸口仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蜆仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蜆仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蜆仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蜆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蜆仔, 蜆 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蜆子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 海鉢鉢 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蛤蜊 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蛤蜊 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蚶, 蜊仔, 沙蜊, 蟯 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蚶, 沙蜊, 蟯 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蚶, 蜊仔, 蟯 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蚶仔, 蜊仔, 蟯仔, 粉蟯 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 蜊蜊 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蚶, 蜊蜊, 沙蜊 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蚶 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 花蛤 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蛤蜊 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 麻蚶子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 阿蜊 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蛤蜊 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蛤皮, 圓蛤 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蚶兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 湖殼子 |

#### Compounds

* 蜆仔／蚬仔 (Hakka, Hokkien)
* 蜆妹／蚬妹
* 蜆殼／蚬壳
* 蜆港／蚬港
* 蜆肉／蚬肉 (xiǎnròu)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiàn, xiǎn (xian$^4$, xian$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ, ㄒㄧㄢˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siàn
*** Wade–Giles: hsien$^4$
*** Yale: syàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiann
*** Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, variant in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siǎn
*** Wade–Giles: hsien$^3$
*** Yale: syǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shean
*** Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
* Middle Chinese: henX, khenH
Rime :
| Character | 蜆 | 蜆 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | IV |
| Fanqie | 胡典切 | 苦甸切 |
| Baxter | henX | khenH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦen$^X$/ | /kʰen$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦen$^X$/ | /kʰen$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣɛn$^X$/ | /kʰɛn$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦɛn$^X$/ | /kʰɛn$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣen$^X$/ | /kʰen$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣien$^X$/ | /kʰien$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɣien$^X$/ | /kʰien$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiàn | qiàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jin$^6$ | hin$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰeːns/, /*ɡeːnʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蜆 | 蜆 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 3/3 |
| No. | 6194 | 6203 |
| Phonetic component | 見 | 見 |
| Rime group | 元 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 俔 | 峴 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰeːns/ | /*ɡeːnʔ/ |

#### Definitions

蜆
* chrysalis (pupa of butterfly)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* clam, fresh-water clam

#### Readings

* Go-on: けん (ken)、げん (gen)
* Kan-on: けん (ken)
* Kun: しじみ (shijimi, 蜆)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 蜆
* しじみ Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

蜆(しじみ) or 蜆(シジミ) • (shijimi)
* clam, basket clam; any of several species in the genus Corbicula

#### Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

## Korean
### Hanja

蜆 • (hyeon) (hangeul 현, revised hyeon, McCune–Reischauer hyŏn, Yale hyen)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

蜆: Hán Nôm readings: hiên, hiện, hến, kiến

### Noun

* chữ Hán form of kiến (“ant”).