孱

Information about character(s)

Radical: 子
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: chán, càn, jiān, zhàn
Cantonese: caan3 saan4
JapaneseKun: YOWAI
JapaneseOn: SEN SAN
Korean: CAN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: weak, unfit, frail, feeble

CE-Dict: weak/feeble/lowly

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.frail; weak

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《孨部》孱迮也。一曰呻吟也。从孨在尸下。

康熙字典文字版 【寅集上】【子字部】孱
【廣韻】士連切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】鋤連切，𠀤音潺。【說文】迮也，从孨在尸下。一曰呻吟也。【玉篇】弱也。【廣韻】劣也。【史記·張耳傳】趙相貫高曰：吾王，孱王也。【註】孟康曰：冀州人謂愞弱爲孱。　又【集韻】昨閑切。窄也。　又子仙切，音煎。窘也，孱蹙也。今俗有孱蹙語。　又【玉篇】【集韻】𠀤士限切，音棧。孱陵，古地名。【前漢·地理志】在武陵郡。　又與巉通。【司馬相如·大人賦】放散畔驤以孱顏。【註】孱顏，卽巉巖。【蘇軾詩】攝衣步孱顏。【註】山額曰顏。

CF-Dict: faible/timide