娩

See also: 婏

娩	U+5A29, 娩 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5A29

← 娨
[U+5A28]

CJK Unified Ideographs

娪 →
[U+5A2A]

Translingual

Han character

娩 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 女弓日山 (VNAU), four-corner 4741₆, composition ⿰女免)

Derived characters

嬎, 𡤳

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 263, character 15
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6337
Dae Jaweon: page 530, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1053, character 9
Unihan data for U+5A29

Chinese

trad.		娩
simp. ^#		娩
alternative forms		㝃免㛯

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 娩
Shang	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script	Small seal script

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

	Old Chinese
免	*mronʔ
娩	mronʔ, mronʔ, m̥ʰons, monʔ, mons, muns
勉	*mronʔ
俛	*mronʔ
鮸	*mronʔ
冕	*mronʔ
絻	mronʔ, moːn, *muns
婏	*m̥ʰos
浼	*muːlʔ
鞔	*moːn
悗	*moːn
嬎	*m̥ʰons
晚	*monʔ
挽	*monʔ
輓	monʔ, mons
脕	monʔ, mons, *muns
莬	*muns

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): miǎn (mian³)

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁵ / maan⁵
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): meng³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bián

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: miǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: miǎn
  - Wade–Giles: mien³
  - Yale: myǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mean
  - Palladius: мянь (mjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: min⁵ / maan⁵
  - Yale: míhn / máahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: min⁵ / maan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: min⁵ / man⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːn¹³/, /maːn¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: meng³
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: mêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɛŋ⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: meng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɛŋ³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bián
  - Tâi-lô: bián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: biern
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɛn⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: mjenX

Rime
Character	娩
Reading #	2/5
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	仙 (79)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	亡辨切
Baxter	mjenX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mˠiᴇn^X/
Pan Wuyun	/mᵚiɛn^X/
Shao Rongfen	/miæn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mian^X/
Li Rong	/mjɛn^X/
Wang Li	/mĭɛn^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯ɛn^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	miǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	min⁵

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*mronʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	娩	娩
Reading #	1/6	2/6
No.	9066	9067
Phonetic component	免	免
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	3	3
Corresponding MC rime	免	免
Old Chinese	/*mronʔ/	/*mronʔ/
Notes	媚	原同說文從子，生子古只作免，唐宋後通用作

Definitions

娩

to give birth to a child

Compounds

分娩 (fēnmiǎn)
娩出 (miǎnchū)
娩息
無痛分娩 / 无痛分娩

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǎn, miǎn (wan³, mian³)

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˇ, ㄇㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁵ / min⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǎn
  - Wade–Giles: wan³
  - Yale: wǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woan
  - Palladius: вань (vanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: miǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: miǎn
  - Wade–Giles: mien³
  - Yale: myǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mean
  - Palladius: мянь (mjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: waan⁵ / min⁵
  - Yale: wáahn / míhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁵ / min⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: wan⁵ / min⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn¹³/, /miːn¹³/

Middle Chinese: mjonX

Rime
Character	娩
Reading #	1/5
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	無遠切
Baxter	mjonX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉɐn^X/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷiɐn^X/
Shao Rongfen	/miuɐn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muan^X/
Li Rong	/miuɐn^X/
Wang Li	/mĭwɐn^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯wɐn^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	maan⁵

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*monʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	娩
Reading #	4/6
No.	9082
Phonetic component	免
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	晚
Old Chinese	/*monʔ/
Notes	見禮記

Definitions

娩

(literary) beautiful; delicate; fine
(literary) complaisant; agreeable

Compounds

婉娩

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàn (wan⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàn
  - Wade–Giles: wan⁴
  - Yale: wàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wann
  - Palladius: вань (vanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: maan⁶
  - Yale: maahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: man⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːn²²/

Middle Chinese: mjonH

Rime
Character	娩
Reading #	4/5
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	無販切
Baxter	mjonH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉɐn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷiɐn^H/
Shao Rongfen	/miuɐn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muan^H/
Li Rong	/miuɐn^H/
Wang Li	/mĭwɐn^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯wɐn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	maan⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*mons/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	娩
Reading #	5/6
No.	9086
Phonetic component	免
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	万
Old Chinese	/*mons/

Definitions

娩

A surname.
alternative form of 萬 / 万 (wàn)

Pronunciation 4

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fàn (fan⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faan³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fàn
  - Wade–Giles: fan⁴
  - Yale: fàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fann
  - Palladius: фань (fanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: faan³
  - Yale: faan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fan³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn³³/

Middle Chinese: phjonH

Rime
Character	娩
Reading #	5/5
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	芳万切
Baxter	phjonH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰʉɐn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰʷiɐn^H/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰiuɐn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰuan^H/
Li Rong	/pʰiuɐn^H/
Wang Li	/pʰĭwɐn^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pʰi̯wɐn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	faan³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*m̥ʰons/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	娩
Reading #	3/6
No.	9079
Phonetic component	免
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	嬔
Old Chinese	/*m̥ʰons/
Notes	兔子說文從兔，爾雅作嬎

Definitions

娩

(alt. form 嬎) to reproduce

Pronunciation 5

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wèn (wen⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wùn
  - Wade–Giles: wên⁴
  - Yale: wèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenn
  - Palladius: вэнь (vɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən⁵¹/

Middle Chinese: mjunH

Rime
Character	娩
Reading #	3/5
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	文 (59)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	亡運切
Baxter	mjunH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨun^H/
Pan Wuyun	/miun^H/
Shao Rongfen	/miuən^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mun^H/
Li Rong	/miuən^H/
Wang Li	/mĭuən^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯uən^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wèn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	man⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*muns/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	娩
Reading #	6/6
No.	9091
Phonetic component	免
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	問
Old Chinese	/*muns/

Definitions

娩

Used in female personal names.

References

“娩”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “娩”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 157.

Japanese

Shinjitai (extended)	Shinjitai (extended)	娩󠄀 娩+`󠄀`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
娩󠄂 娩+`󠄂`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
Print standard	娩
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Kanji

娩

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

bear (children)

Readings

Go-on: まん (man)、めん (men)
Kan-on: ばん (ban)、べん (ben)
Kun: うむ (umu, 娩む)

Korean

Hanja

娩 • (man) (hangeul 만)

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Vietnamese

Han character

娩: Hán Nôm readings: vãn

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References

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