渕

See also: 淵

渕 U+6E15, 渕 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6E15 ← 渔 [U+6E14] CJK Unified Ideographs 渖 → [U+6E16]

Translingual

Han character

渕 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 水廿大弓 (ETKN), composition ⿰浂刂)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 633, character 37
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 3, page 1660, character 4
• Unihan data for U+6E15

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 渕 – see 淵 (“abyss; deep water; deep; profound; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 淵).

Japanese

Kanji

渕

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. Alternative form of 淵

Readings

• On (unclassified): えん (en)
• Kun: ふち (fuchi, 渕)

Definitions

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

【ふち】 [noun] deep pool of water, especially where a river has stagnated [noun] (figurative) predicament (difficult situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself) Alternative spellings 淵, 潭

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