砭

砭 U+782D, 砭 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-782D ← 砬 [U+782C] CJK Unified Ideographs 砮 → [U+782E]

Translingual

Han character

砭 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 一口竹戈人 (MRHIO), four-corner 1263₇, composition ⿰石乏)

Derived characters

• 𠻅, 𫱑, 𦷩

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 829, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24110
• Dae Jaweon: page 1243, character 32
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2421, character 2
• Unihan data for U+782D

Chinese

simp. and trad.		砭

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
砭	*prom, *proms
貶	*promʔ
窆	*proms
泛	*pʰoms, *bob
姂	*pʰoms, *bob, *kpʰob
䒦	*pʰom, *pʰoms
柉	*bom
覂	*poŋʔ
眨	*sproːb
鴔	*brub
乏	*bob

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): biān (bian¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bin¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: biān
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bian
    • Wade–Giles: pien¹
    • Yale: byān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bian
    • Palladius: бянь (bjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bin¹
    • Yale: bīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pian
    • Tâi-lô: pian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piefn
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /piɛn⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɛn³³/

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• Middle Chinese: pjem, pjemH

Rime
Character	砭	砭
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	鹽 (154)	鹽 (154)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	府廉切	方驗切
Baxter	pjem	pjemH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pˠiᴇm/	/pˠiᴇmH/
Pan Wuyun	/pᵚiɛm/	/pᵚiɛmH/
Shao Rongfen	/piæm/	/piæmH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pjiam/	/pjiamH/
Li Rong	/pjɛm/	/pjɛmH/
Wang Li	/pĭɛm/	/pĭɛmH/
Bernard Karlgren	/pi̯ɛm/	/pi̯ɛmH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	biān	biàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bin1	bin3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*prom/, /*proms/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	砭	砭
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	2840	2843
Phonetic component	乏	乏
Rime group	談	談
Rime subdivision	3	3
Corresponding MC rime	砭	窆
Old Chinese	/*prom/	/*proms/

Definitions

砭

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) stone needle used in acupuncture
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) to stab with such a needle
3. to pierce
4. to treat; to cure
5. to counsel; advise
6. (literary) providing constructive criticisms and suggestions

Compounds

• 寒風砭骨／寒风砭骨
• 攻砭
• 砭灸
• 砭石 (biānshí)
• 砭石無效／砭石无效
• 砭鍼／砭针
• 砭骨 (biāngǔ)
• 針砭／针砭 (zhēnbiān)
• 鍼砭／针砭

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): biǎn (bian³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: biǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: biǎn
    • Wade–Giles: pien³
    • Yale: byǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bean
    • Palladius: бянь (bjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɛn²¹⁴/

Definitions

砭

1. (dialectal) mountain slope; hillside

Japanese

Kanji

砭

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. stone probe
2. pierce
3. counsel

Readings

• On (unclassified): へん (hen)
• Kun: いしばり (ishibari)

Korean

Hanja

砭 • (pyeom) (hangeul 폄, revised pyeom, McCune–Reischauer p'yŏm, Yale phyem)

1. stone needle

Vietnamese

Han character

砭: Hán Nôm readings: biếm

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Readings

• Nôm: bãm, bẫm, biếm, biém, bom, bơm, bờm

References

• Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
• Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
• Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999