# 䭕

| 䭕 | U+4B55, &#19285; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4B55 |
| ← 䭔 [U+4B54] | CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A | 䭖 → [U+4B56] |

## Translingual
### Han character

䭕 (Kangxi radical 184, 食+11, 20 strokes, cangjie input 十中人戈女 (JLOIV), composition ⿱斬食)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1424, character 33
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4470, character 5
* Unihan data for U+4B55

## Chinese
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiǎn, zǎn (jian$^3$, zan$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ, ㄗㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zaam$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): ciǎng
* Eastern Min (BUC): ciāng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chiáⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zian$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^3$
*** Yale: jyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean
*** Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zǎn
*** Wade–Giles: tsan$^3$
*** Yale: dzǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaan
*** Palladius: цзань (czanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sän²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zaam$^2$
*** Yale: jáam
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzaam$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zam$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saːm³⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ciǎng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siaŋ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ciāng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siaŋ³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiáⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: tsiánn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cviar
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siã⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siã⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siã⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siã⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siã⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zian$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiáⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sĩã⁵²/
* Middle Chinese: tsamX
Rime :
| Character | 䭕 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 精 (13) |
| Final (韻) | 談 (143) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 子敢切 |
| Baxter | tsamX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡sɑm$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sɑm$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sɑm$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sam$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡sɑm$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sɑm$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡sɑm$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zaam$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə.ts[a]mʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 䭕 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiǎn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tsjem$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*Cə.ts[a]mʔ/ |
| English | insipid [not in GSR] |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||

#### Definitions

䭕
* (Min) tasteless; insipid; dull
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to taste; to try

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 淡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 淡, 口輕 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 淡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 淡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 淡 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 淡, 甜, 口輕 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 善 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 甜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 甜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 甜, 淡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 甜, 淡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 淡 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 淡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 淡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 淡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 淡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 淡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 淡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 淡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 淡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 淡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 淡 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 淡 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 淡 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 淡 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 淡 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 淡 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 淡 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 淡 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 淡 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 淡 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 淡 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 淡 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 淡 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 淡 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 淡 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 淡 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 淡 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 淡, 甜 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 甜 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 䭕 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 䭕 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 䭕 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 䭕 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 䭕 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 䭕 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 䭕 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 䭕 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 䭕 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 䭕 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 䭕 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 䭕 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 䭕 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 䭕 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 䭕 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 䭕 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 䭕 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 䭕 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 䭕 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 䭕 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 淡 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 淡 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 淡 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 淡 |
| Wu | Danyang | 淡 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 淡 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 淡 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 淡 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 淡 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 淡 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 淡 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 淡 |

#### Compounds

* 無鹹無䭕 / 无咸无𬲕 (Min Nan)
* 白䭕無味 / 白𬲕无味 (Min Nan)
* 白䭕䭕 / 白𬲕𬲕 (Eastern Min)
* 白鯽䭕 / 白鲫𬲕 (Eastern Min)
* 褪䭕 / 褪𬲕 (Eastern Min)
* 軟䭕 / 软𬲕 (Min Nan)
* 飲䭕 / 饮𬲕 (Eastern Min)
* 䭕冓冓 / 𬲕冓冓 (Min Nan)
* 䭕味 / 𬲕味 (Min Nan)
* 䭕哱哱 / 𬲕哱哱 (Min Nan)
* 䭕水 / 𬲕水 (Min Nan)
* 䭕糜 / 𬲕糜 (Min Nan)
* 䭕身 / 𬲕身 (Min Nan)
* 䭕閉哱 / 𬲕闭哱 (Min Nan)
* 鹹酸苦䭕 / 咸酸苦𬲕 (Min Nan)
* 鹹䭕 / 咸𬲕 (Min Nan)

#### See also

* 𩉍／𬰣

### Pronunciation 2

* Northern Min (KCR): cǎing
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cǎing
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saiŋ²¹/

#### Definitions

䭕
* (Northern Min) dilute; thin

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 稀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 稀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 稀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 稀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 稀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 清, 稀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 稀, 清 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 稀, 消 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 稀, 消 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 稀, 削 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 稀, 削 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 清 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 鮮 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 清 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 稀 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 清 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 清 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 清 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 稀 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 清, 稀 |
| Gan | Jianning | 清 |
| Gan | Taining | 清 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 稀 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 稀 |
| Hakka | Changting | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Shanghang | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Qingliu | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 鮮 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 鮮 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 稀 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 增 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 增 |
| Northern Min | Nanping (Xiayang, Yanping) | 增 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 增 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 增 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 增 |
| Northern Min | Shunchang (Yangdun) | 增 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 增 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 增 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 增 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 清 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 清 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 清 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 漖, 清 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 稀 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 清 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 清 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 淺 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 淺 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 淺 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 清 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 清, 淺, 稀 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 稀 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 清 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 清 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 淺, 清 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 清 |
| Eastern Min | Youxi | 清 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 漖, 飲 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 飲 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 漖 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 漖 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 漖, 飲 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 漖 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 漖, 飲 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 漖 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 漖 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 漖 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 漖, 飲 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 飲 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 飲 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 飲 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 漖 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 飲 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 漖 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 漖 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 漖 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 漖 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 漖 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 鬻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 鬻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 鬻 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 鬻 |
| Southern Min | Datian (Guangping) | 增 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 漖, 𬓤 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 𬓤 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 𬓤 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 漖, 𬓤 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 𬓤 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 𬓤 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 浮 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 漖 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 漖 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 增 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 增 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 增 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 清 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 清 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 清 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 清 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shunchang | 清 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 稀 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 薄 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 薄, 朗 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 薄 |
| Wu | Pucheng | 清 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 清, 稀 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 清, 稀 |

##### Derived terms

* 䭕䭕粥 / 𬲕𬲕粥