# 仞

| 仞 | U+4EDE, &#20190; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4EDE |
| ← 仝 [U+4EDD] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 仟 → [U+4EDF] |

## Translingual
### Han character

仞 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 人尸竹戈 (OSHI), four-corner 2722$_0$, composition ⿰亻刃)

#### Derived characters

* 𮅄, 𪫫

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 93, character 4
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 379
* Dae Jaweon: page 197, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 115, character 7
* Unihan data for U+4EDE

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 仞
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
* Small seal scripts05661
* References:
* Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
* Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
* Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
* Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
* Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
| | Old Chinese |
| 涊 | *nɯːnʔ, *njɯnʔ |
| 紉 | *nɯn |
| 忍 | *njɯnʔ |
| 荵 | *njɯnʔ |
| 刃 | *njɯns |
| 認 | *njɯns, *njɯŋs |
| 仞 | *njɯns |
| 軔 | *njɯns |
| 韌 | *njɯns |
| 肕 | *njɯns |
| 牣 | *njɯns |
| 杒 | *njɯns |
| 訒 | *njɯns |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): rèn (ren$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jan$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: rèn
*** Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: rèn
*** Wade–Giles: jên$^4$
*** Yale: rèn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renn
*** Palladius: жэнь (žɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐən⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jan$^6$
*** Yale: yahn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jan$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yen$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐn²²/
* Middle Chinese: nyinH
Rime :
| Character | 仞 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 而振切 |
| Baxter | nyinH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ȵiɪn$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ȵin$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȵʑjen$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ȵin$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ȵiĕn$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ȵʑĭĕn$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȵʑi̯ĕn$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | rèn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jan$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*njɯns/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 仞 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 10833 |
| Phonetic component | 刃 |
| Rime group | 文 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 刃 |
| Old Chinese | /*njɯns/ |

### Definitions

仞
* (historical) a unit of measure, which had been defined to be 8 chi, 7 chi, 5 chi 6 cun, and 4 chi
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to fathom; to measure depth or height
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 刃 (rèn, “blade; sword; knife”)
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 牣 (rèn, “to fill; full”)
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 認 / 认 (rèn, “to recognize”)
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 忍 (rěn, “to endure”)
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 韌 / 韧 (rèn, “strong, tough”)
* (historical) a place in Chu during the Spring and Autumn period

### Compounds

* 千仞 (qiānrèn)
* 壁立千仞 (bìlìqiānrèn)
* 振衣千仞岡 / 振衣千仞冈
* 為山九仞，功虧一簣 / 为山九仞，功亏一篑
* 萬仞 / 万仞

### References

* 諸橋轍次 (Morohashi Tetsuji), chief ed. 大漢和辞典 (Dai Kan-Wa Jiten, “Comprehensive Chinese–Japanese Dictionary”). 13 vols. 1955–1960. Revised and enlarged ed. 1984–1986. Tokyo: Taishukan.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: にん (nin)
* Kan-on: じん (jin)
* Kun: はかる (hakaru, 仞る)

### Noun

仞(じん) • (jin)
* ren, ancient Chinese unit of measure

## Korean
### Hanja

仞 (eum 인 (in))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

仞: Hán Nôm readings: nhẩn, nhận
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#### References

* Nom Foundation