岑

Information about character(s)

Radical: 山
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 7

Pronunciation

Pinyin: cén
Cantonese: sam4
JapaneseKun: MINE
JapaneseOn: SHIN GIN
Korean: CAM UM
Vietnamese: sầm

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: steep, precipitous; peak

CE-Dict: small hill

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a relatively high, pointed hill
2.silent; still; quiet

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《山部》岑山小而高。从山今聲。

康熙字典文字版 【寅集中】【山字部】岑
【廣韻】鋤針切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】鉏簪切，𠀤音涔。【說文】山小而高。【謝靈運·登臨海嶠詩】明登天姥岑。【張衡·南都賦】幽谷嶜岑。【註】嶜岑，峻極貌。　又國名。【正字通】周文王封異母弟燿之子渠爲岑子，今梁國有岑亭。　又姓。望出南陽。【風俗通】古岑子國之後。後漢有岑彭，明岑義。　又【集韻】牛錦切，吟上聲。崖岸也。【莊子·徐無鬼】未始離於岑。

CF-Dict: une petite colline/(nom de famille)