# 嫩

| 嫩 | U+5AE9, &#23273; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5AE9 |
| ← 嫨 [U+5AE8] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 嫪 → [U+5AEA] |

## Translingual
### Han character

嫩 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 女木中大 (VDLK), four-corner 4844$_0$, composition ⿰女敕)

#### Derived characters

* 𡁛, 𡽫, 𥶄, 𧀒, 𩠶

### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 270, character 11
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6666
* Dae Jaweon: page 538, character 7
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1075, character 15
* Unihan data for U+5AE9

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Corrupted form of 㜛.

### Etymology 1

Unclear. Possibly as variant of 耎 (OC) ~ 輭 (OC *nonʔ); alternatively, related to Burmese နုန့် (nun., “weak, exhausted from illness”), yet this meaning barely overlaps with "soft to touch" (Schuessler, 2007).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nèn (nen$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄣˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): nyun$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nun
* Jin (Wiktionary): nung$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): nō̤ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): nâung
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lūn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): lung$^3$ / nung$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$nen
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nèn
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄣˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nèn
*** Wade–Giles: nên$^4$
*** Yale: nèn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nenn
*** Palladius: нэнь (nɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /nən⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: nyun$^6$
*** Yale: nyuhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: nyn$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nün$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /nyːn²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nun
*** Hakka Romanization System: nun
*** Hagfa Pinyim: nun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /nun⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: nung$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /nuŋ⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nō̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /nɔŋ⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: nâung
*** Sinological IPA : /nˡɑuŋ²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lūn
*** Tâi-lô: lūn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lun
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lun²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lun⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lun²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lun³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lun³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: lung$^3$ / nung$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lùng / nùng
*** Sinological IPA : /luŋ²¹³/, /nuŋ²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$nen
*** MiniDict: nen$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nen
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /nən²³/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit嫩 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /nən⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /lən⁵³/ /nən⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /lən⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /luẽ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /luə̃⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /luən³¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /nuẽ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /nuə̃²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /nuŋ¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /lũn¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /nuŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /nən³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /nən¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /nen²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /nuə̃²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /lun⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /lən⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /nuəŋ⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /nəŋ³⁵/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /nə̃ŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /nəŋ²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /nən³¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /nen¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /nø²²/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /lʌ̃²²/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /luːə¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /lən⁵⁵/ /lən¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /nən²¹/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /lɨn²¹/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /nun⁵³/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /nun⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /nyn²²/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /nyn²²/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /nyn²²/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /lun²²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /nɔuŋ²⁴²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /nɔŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /luŋ²¹³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /nun³⁵/ |
* Middle Chinese: nwonH
Rime :
| Character | 嫩 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 泥 (8) |
| Final (韻) | 魂 (55) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 奴困切 |
| Baxter | nwonH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /nuən$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /nuon$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /nuən$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /nwən$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /nuən$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /nuən$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /nuən$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | nùn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | neon$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*nuːns/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 嫩 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 9409 |
| Phonetic component | 嫩 |
| Rime group | 文 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 嫩 |
| Old Chinese | /*nuːns/ |

#### Definitions

嫩
* tender; delicate
* inexperienced; unskilled
       Nà bāng xīnshēng tài nèn le, zhēn shòubuliǎo. [Pinyin]
       Those new students are so noobish; I can't stand them.
* (of food) tender; soft
* (of colour) light
* (Eastern Min) small

##### Synonyms

* (tender):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 嫩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 嫩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 嫩 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 嫩 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 嫩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 嫩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 嫩 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嫩 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 嫩 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 嫩 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 嫩 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 嫩 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 嫩 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 幼 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 幼 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 嫩 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 嫩 |
* (small):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 小 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 小 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 小 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 小 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 小 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 小 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 小 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 小 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 小, 碎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 小, 尕 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 小 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 小 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 小, 尕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 小 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 小 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 小 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 小 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 小 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 小 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 小 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 小 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 細 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 細 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 細 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 細 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 細 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 細 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 細 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 細 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 細 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 細 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 細 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 細 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 細 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 細 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 細 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 細, 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 細, 小 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 細 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 細 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 細 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 細 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 細 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 細 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 𱒃 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 細, 小 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 細 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 細 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 細 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 細 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 細 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 細, 小 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 細, 小 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 細, 小 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 細, 小 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 細 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 細 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 細 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 細 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 細 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 小 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 細 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 細 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 細 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 細 |
| Hakka | Changting | 細 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 細 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 細 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 細 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 小 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 細 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 細 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 細 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 細 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 細 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 細 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 細 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 細 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 細 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 細 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 細 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 小 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 細 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 細 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 小 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 小 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 小 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 嫩, 細 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 嫩 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 細 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 嫩, 細 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 嫩 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 細 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 細 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 細 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 細 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 細 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 細 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 細 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 細 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 細 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 細 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 細 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 細 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 細 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 細 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 細 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 細 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 小, 細 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 小 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 小 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 小 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 細 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 細 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 細 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 細 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 細 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 細 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 細, 孧 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 細, 孧 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 孧 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 孧, 細 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 細 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 細 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 細 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 細 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang (Xinqiao) | 細 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 細 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 細 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 細 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 小 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 小 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 小 |
| Wu | Danyang | 小 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 小 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 小 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 小, 瑣 |
| Wu | Lishui | 細 |
| Wu | Jinyun | 巧 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 小 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 細, 小 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 小 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 細 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 小 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 小 |

##### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “tender”): 老 (lǎo)

#### Compounds

* 嫩寒
* 嫩弱
* 嫩手
* 嫩晴
* 嫩氣 / 嫩气
* 嫩江 (Nèn Jiāng)
* 嫩涼 / 嫩凉
* 嫩生
* 嫩生生
* 嫩紅 / 嫩红
* 嫩綠 / 嫩绿 (nènlǜ)
* 嫩綽綽 / 嫩绰绰
* 嫩肩膀
* 嫩臉 / 嫩脸
* 嫩芽 (nènyá)
* 嫩苗
* 嫩葉 / 嫩叶 (nènyè)
* 嫩骨頭 / 嫩骨头
* 嫩黃 / 嫩黄
* 嬌嫩 / 娇嫩 (jiāonèn)
* 嬌皮嫩肉 / 娇皮嫩肉
* 少女嫩婦 / 少女嫩妇 (shàonǚ nènfù)
* 柔嫩 (róunèn)
* 柔枝嫩葉 / 柔枝嫩叶
* 皮嬌肉嫩 / 皮娇肉嫩
* 稚嫩 (zhìnèn)
* 粉嫩 (fěnnèn)
* 細嫩 / 细嫩 (xìnèn)
* 臉嫩 / 脸嫩
* 面嫩
* 香嬌玉嫩 / 香娇玉嫩
* 鮮嫩 / 鲜嫩 (xiānnèn)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nèn (nen$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄣˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): nyun$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nun
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lūn
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nèn
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄣˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nèn
*** Wade–Giles: nên$^4$
*** Yale: nèn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nenn
*** Palladius: нэнь (nɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /nən⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: nyun$^6$
*** Yale: nyuhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: nyn$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nün$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /nyːn²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nun
*** Hakka Romanization System: nun
*** Hagfa Pinyim: nun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /nun⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lūn
*** Tâi-lô: lūn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lun
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lun²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lun⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lun²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lun³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lun³³/

#### Definitions

嫩
* Used in transcription.
* (Protestantism) Nun (father of Joshua)

##### Synonyms

* (Nun): (Catholicism) 農／农 (Nóng)

#### Compounds

* 黎巴嫩 (Líbānèn)

### References

* “嫩”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* zi.tools

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* young
* weak

#### Readings

* Go-on: のん (non)
* Kan-on: どん (don)
* Kun: わかい (wakai, 嫩い)

#### Compounds

* 稚嫩(ちどん) (chidon): youth and tenderness
* 嫩芽(どんが) (donga): young shoot
* 嫩草(どんそう) (donsō) young grass
* 嫩葉(どんよう) (don'yō): young leaves
* 嫩緑(どんりょく) (donryoku): tender green

## Korean
### Hanja

嫩 (eumhun 어릴 눈 (eoril nun))
* soft, tender, delicate
* young

## Vietnamese
### Han character

嫩: Hán Nôm readings: non, nộn, nỏn, nồn, nõn, nọn
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#### References

* Nom Foundation