# 紋

| 紋 | U+7D0B, &#32011; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7D0B |
| ← 紊 [U+7D0A] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 紌 → [U+7D0C] |

## Translingual
### Han character

紋 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 女火卜大 (VFYK), four-corner 2094$_0$, composition ⿰糹文)

#### Derived characters

* 𭾎, 𦈆

#### Related characters

* 纹 (Simplified Chinese)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 916, character 16
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27262
* Dae Jaweon: page 1345, character 16
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3376, character 4
* Unihan data for U+7D0B

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 旻 | *mrɯn |
| 旼 | *mrɯn |
| 汶 | *mrɯn, *mɯn, *mɯns |
| 忞 | *mrɯn |
| 盿 | *mrɯn |
| 枚 | *mɯːl |
| 玫 | *mɯːl |
| 玟 | *mɯːl |
| 文 | *mɯn |
| 紋 | *mɯn |
| 蚊 | *mɯn |
| 雯 | *mɯn |
| 彣 | *mɯn |
| 馼 | *mɯn |
| 鳼 | *mɯn |
| 鼤 | *mɯn, *mɯns |
| 抆 | *mɯnʔ, *mɯns |
| 紊 | *mɯns |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *mɯn): semantic 糸 (“thread”) + phonetic 文 (OC *mɯn) – a line of thread. Specialised character from 文 (OC *mɯn).

### Etymology

From 文 (OC *mɯn, “mark, tattoo”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wén (wen$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): man$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vùn
* Eastern Min (BUC): ùng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): bûn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bhung$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$ven
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wén
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wún
*** Wade–Giles: wên$^2$
*** Yale: wén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wen
*** Palladius: вэнь (vɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /wən³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: man$^4$
*** Yale: màhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: man$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: men$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐn²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vùn
*** Hakka Romanization System: vun$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: vun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /vun¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ùng
*** Sinological IPA : /uŋ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bûn
*** Tâi-lô: bûn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: buun
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bun²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /bun²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /bun²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bhung$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bûng
*** Sinological IPA : /buŋ⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ven
*** MiniDict: ven$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$ven
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vən²³/
* Middle Chinese: mjun
Rime :
| Character | 紋 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 文 (59) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 無分切 |
| Baxter | mjun |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mɨun/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /miun/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miuən/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /mun/ |
| Li Rong | /miuən/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭuən/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mi̯uən/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wén |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | man$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*mɯn/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 紋 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 13016 |
| Phonetic component | 文 |
| Rime group | 文 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 文 |
| Old Chinese | /*mɯn/ |

### Definitions

紋
* line; streak; stripe
* grain (of wood)
* wrinkle
* pattern
    豹紋／豹纹 ― bàowén ― leopard pattern
* to tattoo

### Compounds

* 冰炸紋 / 冰炸纹
* 冰裂紋 / 冰裂纹
* 圖紋 / 图纹
* 夔紋 / 夔纹 (kuíwén)
* 妊娠紋 / 妊娠纹 (rènshēnwén)
* 布紋紙 / 布纹纸
* 帳紋 / 帐纹
* 平紋 / 平纹 (píngwén)
* 弦紋 / 弦纹
* 弧紋 / 弧纹
* 手紋 / 手纹 (shǒuwén)
* 抬頭紋 / 抬头纹 (táitóuwén)
* 指紋 / 指纹 (zhǐwén)
* 指紋分析 / 指纹分析
* 指紋紀錄 / 指纹纪录
* 指紋辨識 / 指纹辨识
* 指紋鑑定 / 指纹鉴定
* 掌上觀紋 / 掌上观纹
* 掌紋 / 掌纹 (zhǎngwén)
* 斑紋 / 斑纹 (bānwén)
* 斗紋
* 斜紋 / 斜纹 (xiéwén)
* 斜紋夜蛾 / 斜纹夜蛾
* 木紋 / 木纹
* 松紋 / 松纹
* 條紋 / 条纹 (tiáowén)
* 樂紋兒 / 乐纹儿
* 橫紋肌 / 横纹肌 (héngwénjī)
* 波紋 / 波纹 (bōwén)
* 波紋如縠 / 波纹如縠
* 流紋岩 / 流纹岩
* 瑪瑙紋 / 玛瑙纹
* 皺紋 / 皱纹 (zhòuwén)
* 直紋 / 直纹
* 箕紋 / 箕纹
* 紋樣 / 纹样 (wényàng)
* 紋理 / 纹理 (wénlǐ)
* 紋眉 / 纹眉 (wénméi)
* 紋絲不動 / 纹丝不动 (wénsībùdòng)
* 紋線 / 纹线
* 紋路 / 纹路 (wénlù)
* 紋身 / 纹身 (wénshēn)
* 紋銀 / 纹银
* 紋風不動 / 纹风不动 (wénfēngbùdòng)
* 紋飾 / 纹饰 (wénshì)
* 綯紋 / 绹纹
* 綢紋紙 / 绸纹纸
* 縠紋 / 縠纹
* 羅紋 / 罗纹
* 脣紋 / 唇纹
* 花紋 / 花纹 (huāwén)
* 蛇紋石 / 蛇纹石 (shéwénshí)
* 螺紋 / 螺纹 (luówén)
* 螺紋鑽 / 螺纹钻
* 蟠夔紋 / 蟠夔纹
* 蟬紋 / 蝉纹
* 蟠虯紋 / 蟠虬纹
* 蟠虺紋 / 蟠虺纹 (pánhuǐwén)
* 蟠螭紋 / 蟠螭纹 (pánchīwén)
* 被火紋身 / 被火纹身
* 裂紋 / 裂纹 (lièwén)
* 象紋 / 象纹
* 貝紋 / 贝纹
* 趾紋 / 趾纹
* 軋紋 / 轧纹
* 迴紋針 / 回纹针 (huíwénzhēn)
* 重環紋 / 重环纹
* 陰紋 / 阴纹
* 陰騭紋 / 阴骘纹
* 雙箕紋 / 双箕纹
* 雷紋 / 雷纹
* 風紋 / 风纹
* 餓紋 / 饿纹
* 饕餮紋 / 饕餮纹
* 魚尾紋 / 鱼尾纹 (yúwěiwén)
* 魚紋 / 鱼纹
* 鱗紋 / 鳞纹
* 鳥紋 / 鸟纹
* 鼻紋 / 鼻纹
* 龍紋 / 龙纹
* 龜紋 / 龟纹

### References

* “紋”, 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–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* crest (often of a family)

#### Readings

* Go-on: もん (mon, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: ぶん (bun)
* Kun: あや (aya, 紋)、もよう (moyō)
* Nanori: あき (aki)、あや (aya)

#### Compounds

* 紋(いさ)葉(は) (isaha)
* 紋(もん)楸(しゅう) (monshū)
* 紋(もん)章(しょう) (monshō, “crest”)
* 紋(もん)所(どころ) (mondokoro, “crest (often of a family)”)
* 紋(もん)服(ぷく) (monpuku)
* 紋(もん)別(べつ) (Monbetsu)
* 紋(もん)本(ぽん) (monpon)
* 紋(もん)紋(もん) (monmon)
* 紋(もん)様(よう) (mon'yō) (文(もん)様(よう))
* 紋(もん)羅(ら) (monra)
* 紋(もん)理(り) (monri)
* 紋(もん)絽(ろ) (monro)
* 衣(え)紋(もん) (emon)
* 陰(かげ)紋(もん) (kagemon)
* 籠(かご)目(め)紋(もん) (kagome mon)
* 家(か)紋(もん) (kamon, “family crest”)
* 渦(か)紋(もん) (kamon)
* 縠(こく)紋(もん) (kokumon)
* 小(こ)紋(もん) (komon)
* 細(さい)紋(もん) (saimon)
* 細(さい)紋(ぶん) (saibun)
* 指(し)紋(もん) (shimon, “fingerprint”)
* 地(じ)紋(もん) (jimon)
* 掌(しょう)紋(もん) (shōmon)
* 定(じょう)紋(もん) (jōmon, “crest (often of a family)”)
* 声(せい)紋(もん) (seimon, “voice signature”)
* 南(なん)天(てん)紋(もん) (nanten mon)
* 波(は)紋(もん) (hamon)
* 斑(はん)紋(もん) (hanmon) (斑(はん)文(もん))
* 豹(ひょう)紋(もん) (hyōmon) (豹(ひょう)文(もん))
* 風(ふう)紋(もん) (fūmon)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 紋
* もん Grade: S
* on'yomi

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) もん [móꜜǹ] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [mõ̞ɴ]

### Noun

紋(もん) • (mon)
* Synonym of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 紋 (MC mjun).

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mun]
* Phonetic hangul: [문]

### Hanja

Wikisource 紋 (eumhun 무늬 문 (munui mun))
* hanja form of 문 (“figure”)

#### Compounds

* 가문(家紋) (gamun, “family crest”)
* 문곡(紋穀) (mun'gok)
* 문은(紋銀) (muneun)
* 문장(紋章) (munjang, “crest”)
* 성문(聲紋) (seongmun, “voice signature”)
* 지문(指紋) (jimun, “fingerprint”)
* 파문(波紋) (pamun)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Chữ Hán

紋: Hán Nôm readings: văn, vằn, vân, vện

#### Noun

紋
* chữ Nôm form of ân.
** (of marble or wood) grain, vein
** silk cloth with woven design (of clouds)