# 銑

| 銑 | U+9291, &#37521; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9291 |
| ← 銐 [U+9290] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 銒 → [U+9292] |

## Translingual
### Han character

銑 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+6, 14 strokes, cangjie input 金竹土山 (CHGU), four-corner 8411$_1$, composition ⿰釒先)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1304, character 19
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40376
* Dae Jaweon: page 1807, character 8
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4197, character 9
* Unihan data for U+9291

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 洗 | *sɯːlʔ, *sɯːnʔ |
| 先 | *sɯːn, *sɯːns |
| 銑 | *sɯːnʔ |
| 跣 | *sɯːnʔ |
| 毨 | *sɯːnʔ |
| 姺 | *sɯːnʔ, *srin |
| 筅 | *sɯːnʔ |
| 冼 | *sɯːnʔ |
| 箲 | *sɯːnʔ |
| 駪 | *srin |
| 兟 | *srin |
| 詵 | *srin |
| 侁 | *srin |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sɯːnʔ): semantic 釒 + phonetic 先 (OC *sɯːn, *sɯːns).

### Etymology

Compare Tibetan གསེར (gser, “gold”) (Hill, 2019).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiǎn (xian$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sin$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): siēng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sián
    (Teochew, Peng'im): siêng$^2$ / siang$^2$
* 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: sin$^2$
*** Yale: sín
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sin$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːn³⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: siēng
*** Sinological IPA : /sieŋ³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sián
*** Tâi-lô: sián
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siern
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: siêng$^2$ / siang$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siéng / siáng
*** Sinological IPA : /sieŋ⁵²/, /siaŋ⁵²/
* Middle Chinese: senX
Rime :
| Character | 銑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 蘇典切 |
| Baxter | senX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sen$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sen$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sɛn$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sɛn$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /sen$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /sien$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /sien$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sin$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*sɯːnʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 銑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 13459 |
| Phonetic component | 先 |
| Rime group | 文 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 銑 |
| Old Chinese | /*sɯːnʔ/ |

#### Definitions

銑
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) the most lustrous metal; lustrous metal; shining metal
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) sharp corners on both sides of an ancient bell
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) small chisel
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) bow decorated with gold on both ends
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) cast iron
* (～日) (telegraphy) the sixteenth day of a month
* a surname

#### Compounds

* 五銖服 / 五铢服
* 五銖衣 / 五铢衣
* 瑤銑 / 瑶铣
* 金銑 / 金铣
* 銑塞 / 铣塞
* 銑樹 / 铣树
* 銑澤 / 铣泽
* 銑珧 / 铣珧
* 銑鋃 / 铣锒
* 銑鋧 / 铣𰽢 (xiǎnxiàn)
* 銑鐵 / 铣铁 (xiǎntiě)
* 鋈銑 / 鋈铣
* 鐐銑 / 镣铣

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xǐ, xiǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ, ㄒㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sin$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): sā̤
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sǐ
*** Wade–Giles: hsi$^3$
*** Yale: syǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shii
*** Palladius: си (si)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** 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: sin$^2$
*** Yale: sín
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sin$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːn³⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sā̤
*** Sinological IPA : /sɛ³³/
* Middle Chinese: senX
Rime :
| Character | 銑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 蘇典切 |
| Baxter | senX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sen$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sen$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sɛn$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sɛn$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /sen$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /sien$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /sien$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sin$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*sɯːnʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 銑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 13459 |
| Phonetic component | 先 |
| Rime group | 文 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 銑 |
| Old Chinese | /*sɯːnʔ/ |

#### Definitions

銑
* (mechanics) to mill

#### Compounds

* 銑刀 / 铣刀 (xǐdāo)
* 銑削 / 铣削
* 銑工 / 铣工 (xǐgōng)
* 銑床 / 铣床 (xǐchuáng)

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiān (xian$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiān
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sian
*** Wade–Giles: hsien$^1$
*** Yale: syān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shian
*** Palladius: сянь (sjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

銑
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 鍁 / 锨 (xiān, “shovel”)

#### Compounds

* 鐵銑 / 铁铣

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* pig iron

#### Readings

* Go-on: せん (sen)
* Kan-on: せん (sen)
* Kun: ずく (zuku, 銑)
* Nanori: さね (sane)

#### Compounds

* 銑鉄(せんてつ) (sentetsu): pig iron

#### Synonyms

* 鉄

#### Usage notes

Removed from the daily use Jōyō kanji by the Japanese government in 2010.

### Noun

* Kanji in this term
* 銑
* ずく Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
銑(ずく) • (zuku)
* pig iron

### References

* ↑ The Japan Times (2009 October 21) “Get set for next year's overhaul of joyo kanji”, in www.kanjiclinic.com‎, archived from the original on 20 November 2021

## Korean
### Hanja

銑 • (seon) (hangeul 선, revised seon, McCune–Reischauer sŏn, Yale sen)
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