# 栴

| 栴 | U+6834, &#26676; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6834 |
| ← 栳 [U+6833] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 栵 → [U+6835] |

## Translingual
### Han character

栴 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 木人月卜 (DOBY), four-corner 4894$_7$, composition ⿰木⿱𠂉丹)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 523, character 24
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14737
* Dae Jaweon: page 912, character 3
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1200, character 5
* Unihan data for U+6834

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 丹 | *taːn |
| 旃 | *tjan |
| 栴 | *tjan |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhān (zhan$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zin$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhān
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhan
*** Wade–Giles: chan$^1$
*** Yale: jān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jan
*** Palladius: чжань (čžanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zin$^1$
*** Yale: jīn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzin$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siːn⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: tsyen
Rime :
| Character | 栴 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (77) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 諸延切 |
| Baxter | tsyen |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiᴇn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕiɛn/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjæn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /cian/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕiɛn/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕĭɛn/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕi̯ɛn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhān |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zin$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*tjan/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 栴 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 1982 |
| Phonetic component | 丹 |
| Rime group | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 𩜾 |
| Old Chinese | /*tjan/ |

### Definitions

栴
* Only used in 栴檀 (zhāntán).

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* bead tree (Melia azedarach)
* white sandalwood (Santalum album)
* maple tree

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): せん (sen)
* Kun: おうち (ōchi)、もみじ (momiji, 栴)

#### Compounds

* 栴檀(センダン) (sendan, “bead tree (Melia azedarach); white sandalwood”)

#### See also

* 白檀(ビャクダン) (byakudan, “white sandalwood (Santalum album)”)

### Etymology

For pronunciation and definitions of 栴 – see the following entry. :
| 【紅葉もみじ】 | [noun] the turning (coloring) of leaves, especially in autumn [noun] the colored leaves themselves [noun] 栬, 椛, 栴: Short for 以呂波紅葉 (iroha momiji): the Japanese maple, Acer palmatum [noun] Short for 紅葉襲 (momiji-gasane): a style of layering garments with crimson on the front and blue (or dark red) on the back [noun] (colloquial) venison, deer meat [noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with various designs of autumn leaves or the Japanese maple [noun] (card games) the suit of autumn leaves (or the Japanese maple) in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of October [verb] (of leaves) to turn (change color), especially during autumn [proper noun] This term needs a translation to English. [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] a female given name Alternative spellings 黄葉, 栬, 椛, モミジ |
(This term, 栴, is an alternative spelling (Japanese maple) of the above term.) :

## Korean
### Hanja

栴 • (jeon) (hangeul 전, revised jeon, McCune–Reischauer chŏn, Yale cen)
* (단향목) sandalwood

#### Compounds

* 栴檀 (전단, jeondan) sandalwood

#### See also

* 檀香 (단향, danhyang) sandalwood
* 白檀 (백단, baegdan) white sandalwood (Santalum album)
* 檀 (단, dan) birch; sandalwood
* 楝 (연, yeon) bead tree

### References

* ↑ This meaning is contrasted with Japanese making sense of bead tree or Melia azedarach.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

栴: Hán Nôm readings: chiên