湛

湛 U+6E5B, 湛 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6E5B ← 湚 [U+6E5A] CJK Unified Ideographs 湜 → [U+6E5C]

Translingual

Han character

湛 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 水廿一女 (ETMV), four-corner 3411₁, composition ⿰氵甚)

1. deep
2. profound
3. clear
4. tranquil, placid

Derived characters

• 𠾻, 𢵺, 𤩌, 霮

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 637, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17846
• Dae Jaweon: page 1044, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1667, character 6
• Unihan data for U+6E5B

Chinese

trad.		湛
simp. #		湛

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 湛
Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

	Old Chinese
湛	*ʔl'uːm, *r'uːmʔ, *l'um
媅	*ʔl'uːm
黮	*l̥ʰuːmʔ, *l'uːmʔ
糂	*sluːmʔ
堪	*kʰluːm
戡	*kʰluːm, *ʔl'umʔ
嵁	*kʰluːm, *ŋɡluːm, *ŋɡluːmʔ, *sɡruːmʔ, *kʰruːm
歁	*kʰluːmʔ, *kʰluːb
勘	*kʰluːms
磡	*kʰuːms
墈	*kʰuːms
偡	*r'uːmʔ
碪	*ʔl'um
椹	*ʔl'um
揕	*ʔl'ums
踸	*l̥ʰumʔ
鍖	*l̥ʰumʔ
斟	*kljum
諶	*ɡljum
愖	*ɡljum
瘎	*ɡljum
煁	*ɡljum
甚	*ɡljumʔ, *ɡljums
葚	*ɦljumʔ

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

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ʔl'uːm, *r'uːmʔ, *l'um): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 甚 (OC *ɡljumʔ, *ɡljums).

Pronunciation 1

Rime
Character	湛
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)
Final (韻)	咸 (151)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	徒減切
Baxter	dreamX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɖˠɛmX/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖᵚæmX/
Shao Rongfen	/ȡɐmX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖəɨmX/
Li Rong	/ȡɐmX/
Wang Li	/ȡɐmX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȡʱămX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zaam6

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	湛
Reading #	2/3
No.	11280
Phonetic component	甚
Rime group	侵
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	湛
Old Chinese	/*r'uːmʔ/

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhàn (zhan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zaam³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zam¹

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tām / tǎm / chim

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zam⁶ / dam¹ / kam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàn
    • Wade–Giles: chan⁴
    • Yale: jàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jann
    • Palladius: чжань (čžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zaam³
    • Yale: jaam
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaam³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zam³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːm³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zam¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sam³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tām
    • Tâi-lô: tām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dam
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tam²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tam³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǎm
    • Tâi-lô: tǎm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tam²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chim
    • Tâi-lô: tsim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cym
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sim³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sim⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zam⁶ / dam¹ / kam¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsăm / tam / kham
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sam³⁵/, /tam³³/, /kʰam³³/

Note: kam1 - used in 湛江.

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• Middle Chinese: dreamX

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*r'uːmʔ/

Definitions

湛

1. profound

   精湛  ―  jīngzhàn  ―  consummate

2. clear
3. a surname

   湛若水  ―  Zhàn Ruòshuǐ  ―  Zhan Ruoshui (Ming dynasty philosopher)

Compounds

• 深湛 (shēnzhàn)
• 清湛
• 湛寂
• 湛恩
• 湛憂 / 湛忧
• 湛新
• 湛明
• 湛河 (Zhànhé, “Zhanhe”)
• 湛湛
• 湛然
• 湛盧 / 湛卢
• 湛藍 / 湛蓝 (zhànlán)
• 湛露
• 精湛 (jīngzhàn)
• 藍湛湛 / 蓝湛湛 (lánzhànzhàn)
• 青湛湛

Pronunciation 2

Rime
Character	湛
Reading #	2/3
Initial (聲)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	覃 (159)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	丁含切
Baxter	tom
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/tʌm/
Pan Wuyun	/təm/
Shao Rongfen	/tɒm/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/təm/
Li Rong	/tᴀm/
Wang Li	/tɒm/
Bernhard Karlgren	/tăm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	daam1

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	湛
Reading #	1/3
No.	11266
Phonetic component	甚
Rime group	侵
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	耽
Old Chinese	/*ʔl'uːm/

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhàn, dān (zhan⁴, dan¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˋ, ㄉㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daam¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tam

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàn
    • Wade–Giles: chan⁴
    • Yale: jàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jann
    • Palladius: чжань (čžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dān
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dan
    • Wade–Giles: tan¹
    • Yale: dān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dan
    • Palladius: дань (danʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: daam¹
    • Yale: dāam
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dam¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːm⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tam
    • Tâi-lô: tam
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dafm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tam⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tam³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tam⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tam⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: tom

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔl'uːm/

Definitions

湛

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) happy; joyful

Pronunciation 3

Rime
Character	湛
Reading #	1/3
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)
Final (韻)	侵 (140)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	直深切
Baxter	drim
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɖˠiɪm/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖᵚim/
Shao Rongfen	/ȡiem/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖjim/
Li Rong	/ȡjəm/
Wang Li	/ȡĭĕm/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȡʱi̯əm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chén
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cam4

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	湛
Reading #	3/3
No.	11290
Phonetic component	甚
Rime group	侵
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	沈
Old Chinese	/*l'um/

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chén (chen²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sîm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chén
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chén
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên²
    • Yale: chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chern
    • Palladius: чэнь (čɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cam⁴
    • Yale: chàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîm
    • Tâi-lô: sîm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siim
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sim²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sim²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim²³/

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• Middle Chinese: drim

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*l'um/

Definitions

湛

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Japanese

Kanji

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Category:Japanese terms spelled with 湛

湛

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: じん (jin)^{←ぢむ (dimu, historical)}、でん (den)^{←でむ (demu, historical)}、とん (ton)^{←とむ (tomu, historical)}
• Kan-on: たん (tan)^{←たむ (tamu, historical)}、ちん (chin)^{←ちむ (timu, historical)}
• Kun: しずむ (shizumu, 湛む)、たたえる (tataeru, 湛える)

Korean

Hanja

湛 • (dam, chim) (hangeul 담, 침, revised dam, chim, McCune–Reischauer tam, ch'im, Yale tam, chim)

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Vietnamese

Han character

湛: Hán Nôm readings: đậm, giặm, sậm, sặm, thấm, trạm, xạm, xẩm

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