# 砭

| 砭 | U+782D, &#30765; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-782D |
| ← 砬 [U+782C] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 砮 → [U+782E] |

## Translingual
### Han character

砭 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 一口竹戈人 (MRHIO), four-corner 1263$_7$, composition ⿰石乏)

#### Derived characters

* 𠻅, 𫱑, 𦷩

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 829, character 11
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24110
* Dae Jaweon: page 1243, character 32
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2421, character 2
* Unihan data for U+782D

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 砭 | *prom, *proms |
| 貶 | *promʔ |
| 窆 | *proms |
| 泛 | *pʰoms, *bob |
| 姂 | *pʰoms, *bob, *kpʰob |
| 䒦 | *pʰom, *pʰoms |
| 柉 | *bom |
| 覂 | *poŋʔ |
| 眨 | *sproːb |
| 鴔 | *brub |
| 乏 | *bob |

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): biān (bian$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bin$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pian
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: biān
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bian
*** Wade–Giles: pien$^1$
*** Yale: byān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bian
*** Palladius: бянь (bjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bin$^1$
*** Yale: bīn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bin$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /piːn⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pian
*** Tâi-lô: pian
*** Phofsit Daibuun: piefn
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /piɛn⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn³³/
* Middle Chinese: pjem, pjemH
Rime :
| Character | 砭 | 砭 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 鹽 (154) | 鹽 (154) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 府廉切 | 方驗切 |
| Baxter | pjem | pjemH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pˠiᴇm/ | /pˠiᴇm$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pᵚiɛm/ | /pᵚiɛm$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /piæm/ | /piæm$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pjiam/ | /pjiam$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /pjɛm/ | /pjɛm$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /pĭɛm/ | /pĭɛm$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /pi̯ɛm/ | /pi̯ɛm$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | biān | biàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bin$^1$ | bin$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*prom/, /*proms/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 砭 | 砭 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 2840 | 2843 |
| Phonetic component | 乏 | 乏 |
| Rime group | 談 | 談 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 砭 | 窆 |
| Old Chinese | /*prom/ | /*proms/ |

#### Definitions

砭
* (traditional Chinese medicine) stone needle used in acupuncture
* (traditional Chinese medicine) to stab with such a needle
* to pierce
* to treat; to cure
* to counsel; advise
* (literary) providing constructive criticisms and suggestions

#### Compounds

* 寒風砭骨／寒风砭骨
* 攻砭
* 砭灸
* 砭石 (biānshí)
* 砭石無效／砭石无效
* 砭鍼／砭针
* 砭骨 (biāngǔ)
* 針砭／针砭 (zhēnbiān)
* 鍼砭／针砭

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): biǎn (bian$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: biǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: biǎn
*** Wade–Giles: pien$^3$
*** Yale: byǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bean
*** Palladius: бянь (bjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /pi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

#### Definitions

砭
* (dialectal) mountain slope; hillside

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* stone probe
* pierce
* counsel

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): へん (hen)
* Kun: いしばり (ishibari)

## Korean
### Hanja

砭 • (pyeom) (hangeul 폄, revised pyeom, McCune–Reischauer p'yŏm, Yale phyem)
* stone needle

## Vietnamese
### Han character

砭: Hán Nôm readings: biếm
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#### Readings

* Nôm: bãm, bẫm, biếm, biém, bom, bơm, bờm

#### References

* Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
* Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
* Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999