峭蒨

Chinese

		steep hill	luxuriant growth
trad. (峭蒨)		峭	蒨
simp. #(峭蒨)		峭	蒨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiàoqiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiàoqiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciàociàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao⁴-chʻien⁴
    • Yale: chyàu-chyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiawchiann
    • Palladius: цяоцянь (cjaocjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tshjewH tshenH

Rime
Character	峭	蒨
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	七肖切	倉甸切
Baxter	tshjewH	tshenH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰiᴇuH/	/t͡sʰenH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɛuH/	/t͡sʰenH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰjæuH/	/t͡sʰɛnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰiawH/	/t͡sʰɛnH/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiɛuH/	/t͡sʰenH/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭɛuH/	/t͡sʰienH/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯ɛuH/	/t͡sʰienH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qiào	qiàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ciu3	cin3

Adjective

峭蒨

1. (literary) standing tall and erect
2. (literary) vivid and distinctive