㜺

㜺 U+373A, 㜺 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-373A ← 㜹 [U+3739] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A 㜻 → [U+373B]

Translingual

Han character

㜺 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+19, 22 strokes, cangjie input 女竹山金 (VHUC), composition ⿰女贊)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 274, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1091, character 7
• Unihan data for U+373A

Chinese

trad.		㜺
simp.		𫲗
alternative forms		讚／赞 Northern Wu 嶄／崭 Northern Wu 盞／盏 Cantonese

Etymology

Northern Wu sense spread via Shanghainese and originated from Ningbonese.

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	㜺	㜺
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	則旰切	徂賛切
Baxter	tsanH	dzanH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sɑnH/	/d͡zɑnH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sɑnH/	/d͡zɑnH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sɑnH/	/d͡zɑnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sanH/	/d͡zanH/
Li Rong	/t͡sɑnH/	/d͡zɑnH/
Wang Li	/t͡sɑnH/	/d͡zɑnH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sɑnH/	/d͡zʱɑnH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zàn	zàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zaan3	zaan6

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zàn (zan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaan²
• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵tse / ³tse / ³tsaen / ⁵tsaen / ³tsae / ⁵tsae

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zàn
    • Wade–Giles: tsan⁴
    • Yale: dzàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzann
    • Palladius: цзань (czanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zaan²
    • Yale: jáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zan²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːn³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tse
    • MiniDict: tse^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tse
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡se³⁴/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ³tse
    • MiniDict: tse^上
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡se⁵¹/
  • (Northern: Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ³tsaen
    • MiniDict: tsaen^上
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡sẽ̞⁵³/
  • (Northern: Shaoxing)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tsaen
    • MiniDict: tsaeon^去
    • Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /t͡sæ̃³³/
  • (Northern: Songjiang, Chongming, Jiaxing, Haining, Haiyan)
    • Wugniu: ³tsae
    • MiniDict: tsae^上
    • Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /t͡sɛ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Chongming): /t͡sæ⁴²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡sɛ⁴³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Haining): /t͡sɛ⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Haiyan): /t͡sɛ³⁴³/
  • (Northern: Jiaxing, Tongxiang, Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tsae
    • MiniDict: tsae^去
    • Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡sɛ³³⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Tongxiang): /t͡sæ³³⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡sɛ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: tsanH, dzanH

Definitions

㜺

1. white color
2. no respect
3. imprudent
4. (Northern Wu) good, great

   搿隻衣裳顏色㜺唻。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   搿只衣裳颜色𫲗𫪁。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁸geq-tsaq ¹i-zaon ⁶nge-seq ⁵tse ⁶le [Wugniu]

   This shirt sure does have a great color.

   • 味道㜺得唻　讓儂魂也嘸沒　豪大大雞排 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     味道𫲗得𫪁　让侬魂也呒没　豪大大鸡排 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2013, 顶楼的马戏团, 《义务为豪大大鸡排所作个广告歌》

     ⁶mi-dau ⁵tse-teq-leq ⁶gnian ⁶non ⁶wen ⁶gha ⁶m-meq ⁶ghau-du ⁶du-ci-ba [Wugniu]

     The flavour is so good that it will make your soul disappear, Hot Star Large Fried Chicken

5. (Southern Pinghua) pretty

Synonyms

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		好, 良, 善, 佳
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		好, 良好, 美好, 佳
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	好, 強
	Taiwan	好
	Singapore	好
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	好, 賽, 強
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	好, 嫽
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	好
	Wuhan	好, 傲
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	好
	Hefei	好, 㜺
Cantonese	Guangzhou	好, 㜺
	Hong Kong	好
	Taishan	好
	Yangjiang	好
	Singapore (Guangfu)	好
Gan	Nanchang	好
Hakka	Meixian	好, 㜺
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	好
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	好
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	好
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	好
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	好
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	好
Jin	Taiyuan	好
Northern Min	Jian'ou	好
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	好
Southern Min	Xiamen	好
	Tainan	好
	Penang (Hokkien)	好
	Singapore (Hokkien)	好
	Manila (Hokkien)	好
	Chaozhou	好
	Singapore (Teochew)	好
	Singapore (Hainanese)	好
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	好
Wu	Shanghai	好, 㜺, 靈, 嗲
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	畢㜺
	Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)	出客
	Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong)	出客
	Shanghai (Fengxian)	靈
	Shanghai (Jinshan)	靈
	Suzhou	好, 㜺
	Wenzhou	好
Xiang	Changsha	好
	Shuangfeng	好

Dialectal synonyms of 好 (“good”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		漂亮, 好看, 美, 美麗, 美觀, 佳
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	好看, 漂亮, 俊
	Taiwan	好看, 漂亮
	Chifeng	好看, 漂亮, 標緻
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	好看, 漂亮
	Harbin	好看, 漂亮, 俊, 美
	Shenyang	美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻
	Singapore	美, 好看, 漂亮, 美麗
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	好看, 漂亮
	Tangshan	好看
	Cangzhou	好看, 漂亮, 俊
	Baoding	好看, 漂亮
	Shijiazhuang	好看
	Jinan	好看, 漂亮, 俊, 俊巴, 美
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	俊
	Qingdao	漂亮, 俊
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	好看, 漂亮, 美, 標緻
	Wanrong	好看
	Zhengzhou	漂亮, 標緻, 好看, 齊整
	Xi'an	美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 嫽, 排場, 心疼
	Xining	好看, 標緻, 俊, 秀溜
	Xuzhou	好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 俊, 冠冕, 辦事
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 俊
	Lanzhou	好看, 漂亮, 美, 俊
	Ürümqi	美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 翠活
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	好看, 漂亮, 乖, 抻抖, 抻展
	Chongqing	美, 好看, 漂亮, 乖, 抻抖
	Wuhan	好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 體面, 寧馨, 標, 媌, 刮氣, 美
	Guiyang	抻透, 抻展, 好看, 漂亮, 秀氣
	Kunming	好看, 漂亮, 標緻
	Guilin	漂亮
	Liuzhou	美, 好看, 漂亮, 靚2, 㜺
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 不醜
	Yangzhou	美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 不醜
	Nantong	好看, 漂亮
	Hefei	美, 漂亮, 好看, 格式, 排場
Cantonese	Guangzhou	靚2, 好睇, 好樣
	Hong Kong	靚2, 好睇
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	靚2
	Macau	靚2
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	靚2
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	靚2
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	靚2
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	靚2
	Foshan	靚2
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	靚2
	Foshan (Shunde)	靚2
	Foshan (Sanshui)	靚2
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	靚2
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	靚2
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	靚2
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	靚2
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	靚2
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	靚2
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	靚2
	Taishan	靚2
	Kaiping (Chikan)	靚2
	Enping (Niujiang)	靚2
	Heshan (Yayao)	靚2
	Dongguan	靚2, 好樣
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	靚2
	Yangjiang	好看, 好樣, 靚2, 整齊
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	靚2
	Penang (Guangfu)	靚2
	Singapore (Guangfu)	靚2
Gan	Nanchang	客氣, 好看, 漂亮, 齊整
	Lichuan	好看
	Pingxiang	好看, 客氣, 漂亮, 標緻, 標
Hakka	Meixian	好看, 靚2, 靚3, 僐, 勁, 趣, 端, 標緻, 儒雅
	Xingning	靚2
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	靚2
	Huiyang	靚2
	Huidong (Daling)	靚2
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	靚2
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	靚2
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	靚2
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	靚2
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	俏, 靚2
	Wuhua (Changbu)	靚2
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	靚3
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	靚2
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	靚3
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	排場
	Liannan	靚2
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	靚2
	Jiexi	靚2
	Changting	靚3
	Wuping	靚3
	Wuping (Pingyu)	靚3
	Liancheng	靚3
	Ninghua	靚3
	Yudu	標緻, 齊整
	Ruijin	靚3
	Shicheng	像, 標緻, 好看
	Shangyou (Shexi)	靚2, 整, 標緻
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	靚3
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鬧, 靚3
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	靚3
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	靚3
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	靚3
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	靚3
	Hong Kong	靚2
	Luchuan	靚2
	Senai (Huiyang)	靚2
	Kuching (Hepo)	靚3
Huizhou	Jixi	好看, 標緻, 漂亮
	Shexian	好看, 漂亮
Jin	Taiyuan	好看, 襲人, 客戲, 漂亮
	Xinzhou	好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 爽整, 襲人, 緻氣
	Linhe	美, 襲人, 好看, 漂亮
	Jining	好看, 襲人
	Hohhot	好看, 襲人, 俊, 漂亮
	Zhangjiakou	美, 好看, 漂亮, 俊
	Handan	美, 好看, 漂亮, 俊俏, 俊
Northern Min	Jian'ou	好覷, 雅式, 生得好
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	俊, 生得好, 卓佳, 好看, 漂亮
	Singapore (Fuqing)	俊
Southern Min	Xiamen	媠, 好看, 㜅
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	媠, 俏
	Quanzhou	媠, 媠靡, 㜅, 好看
	Jinjiang	媠, 㜅
	Shishi	媠
	Anxi	媠
	Zhangzhou	媠, 好看
	Zhao'an	媠
	Dongshan	媠
	Taipei	媠
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	媠
	Kaohsiung	媠
	Tainan	媠
	Kinmen	媠
	Penghu (Magong)	媠
	Penang (Hokkien)	媠
	Singapore (Hokkien)	媠, 俏
	Manila (Hokkien)	媠, 好看, 㜅
	Longyan	媠
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	靚2
	Chaozhou	雅, 好睇
	Shantou	雅, 媠, 好睇
	Shantou (Chenghai)	雅, 媠
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	雅
	Jieyang	雅, 媠, 如雅
	Puning	雅, 生好, 好睇
	Lufeng	媠, 生好
	Haifeng	媠, 生好
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	雅
	Singapore (Teochew)	雅
	Leizhou	清楚
	Wenchang	靚4, 好望
	Haikou	靚4, 靚2, 靚仔, 雅目, 都緻
	Qionghai	靚4
	Singapore (Hainanese)	靚4
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	靚2, 好覷
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	㜺, 靚2
Wu	Shanghai	漂亮, 好看, 好看相, 標緻
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	畢㜺
	Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)	出客
	Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong)	出客
	Shanghai (Fengxian)	靈
	Shanghai (Jinshan)	靈
	Shanghai (Chongming)	標緻, 樣式, 登樣
	Suzhou	好看, 標緻, 登樣, 漂亮
	Danyang	好看, 漂亮, 標緻
	Hangzhou	好看, 漂亮
	Ningbo	好看, 漂亮, 㜅, 㜅門, 㜅頭, 出格, 架勢, 細巧, 細相, 登樣
	Wenzhou	好覷, 生好, 骨切
	Jinhua	好望, 俏, 漂亮
Xiang	Changsha	好看, 漂亮, 腆靦, 乖
	Loudi	漂亮
	Shuangfeng	好看, 漂亮

Dialectal synonyms of 漂亮 (“good-looking; beautiful; pretty”) [map]

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), C02425
• (Cantonese) 粵音資料集叢