甄

Translingual

Han character

甄 (Kangxi radical 98, 瓦+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 一土一女弓 (MGMVN) or 難一土一女 (XMGMV), four-corner 1111₇, composition ⿰垔瓦)

Derived characters

𭋡, 𮍃, 薽, 籈, 𧞙, 𩆛

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 750, character 23
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21557
Dae Jaweon: page 1158, character 36
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1427, character 14
Unihan data for U+7504

Chinese

trad.		甄
simp. ^#		甄
alternative forms		𤭾

Wikipedia has articles on:

甄 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
甄姓 (Written Standard Chinese^?)

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (垔) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
黫	*qriːn
甄	ken, kin
薽	ken, kjin
籈	ken, kjin
煙	*qiːn
湮	qiːn, qin
堙	*qin
禋	*qin
闉	*qin
垔	*qin
陻	*qin
諲	*qin
歅	*qin
鄄	*kʷens

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ken, *kin) : phonetic 垔 (OC *qin) + semantic 瓦.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēn (zhen¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jan¹ / zan¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): zin¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n

(Meixian, Guangdong): zen¹
Northern Min (KCR): céng
Eastern Min (BUC): ĭng / cĭng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chin

(Teochew, Peng'im): ing¹ / êng¹ / zing¹ / zêng¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tsen

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhen
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹
  - Yale: jēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jen
  - Palladius: чжэнь (čžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jan¹ / zan¹
  - Yale: yān / jān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ / dzan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ / zen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵/, /t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

Note: zan1 - variant.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: zin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sin³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zen¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sən⁴⁴/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: céng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seiŋ⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ĭng / cĭng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡siŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin
  - Tâi-lô: tsin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ing¹ / êng¹ / zing¹ / zêng¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ing / eng / tsing / tseng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ³³/, /eŋ³³/, /t͡siŋ³³/, /t͡seŋ³³/

Note: zêng1/êng1 - Jieyang.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tsen
  - MiniDict: tsen^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tsen
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sən⁵³/

Middle Chinese: tsyin, kjien

Rime
Character	甄	甄
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)	仙 (77)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	側鄰切	居延切
Baxter	tsyin	kjien
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiɪn/	/kiᴇn/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕin/	/kiɛn/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjen/	/kjæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cin/	/kian/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiĕn/	/kiɛn/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭĕn/	/kĭɛn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯ĕn/	/ki̯ɛn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhēn	jiān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zan¹	gin¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*t.qi[n]/

(Zhengzhang): /*ken/, /*kin/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	甄
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhēn
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyin ›
Old Chinese	/*t.qi[n]/
English	potter"s wheel
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.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	甄	甄
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	15189	15194
Phonetic component	垔	垔
Rime group	元	眞
Rime subdivision	2	1
Corresponding MC rime	甄
Old Chinese	/*ken/	/*kin/
Notes		原誤側鄰，依韻目注改

Definitions

甄

to make pottery
potter's wheel
to examine; to distinguish; to select the best
a surname
甄子丹 [Cantonese] ― jan¹ zi² daan¹ [Jyutping] ― Donnie Yen (Hong Kong actor)

Compounds

References

“甄”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
“Query for 甄”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
《粵音韻彙》與《李氏中文字典》粵語注音考異

Japanese

Kanji

甄

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

Go-on: けん (ken)、しん (shin)
Kan-on: けん (ken)、しん (shin)
Kun: すえ (sue, 甄)^{←すゑ (swe, 甄, historical)}

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甄
けん Hyōgai
on'yomi

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 甄 (MC tsyin|kjien).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ɴ]

Affix

甄(けん) • (ken)

porcelain, ceramic

Usage notes

Only appears in compounds.

Compounds

甄陶(けんとう) (kentō): to mold as clay, to shape something; to educate
甄別(けんべつ) (kenbetsu): to examine something closely
甄揚(けんよう) (ken'yō): to make one's reputation clear to the world at large and thereby build up one's prestige
甄録(けんろく) (kenroku): to clearly write something down, to record with clarity

Proper noun

甄(けん) • (Ken)

a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甄
すえ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Rare alternative spelling for 陶 (sue).

For pronunciation and definitions of 甄 – see the following entry.

【陶すえ】S

[noun] (archaic, possibly obsolete) earthenware, pottery

[proper noun] a surname

(This term, 甄, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja

甄 • (gyeon, jin) (hangeul 견, 진, revised gyeon, jin, McCune–Reischauer kyŏn, chin, Yale kyen, cin)

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Vietnamese

Han character

甄: Hán Nôm readings: chân, nhân

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