嬸

See also: 婶

嬸	U+5B38, 嬸 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B38

← 嬷
[U+5B37]

CJK Unified Ideographs

嬹 →
[U+5B39]

Translingual

Han character

嬸 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+15, 18 strokes, cangjie input 女十竹田 (VJHW), four-corner 4346₉, composition ⿰女審)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 273, character 19
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6851
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1089, character 4
Unihan data for U+5B38

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
宷	*hljɯmʔ
審	*hljɯmʔ
瀋	*l̥ʰjɯmʔ
嬸	*hljɯmʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hljɯmʔ) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 審 (OC *hljɯmʔ).

Etymology

Monosyllabic fusion of 叔母 (MC syuwk muwX, “father's younger brother + wife”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): shěn (shen³)

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): sen³
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sam²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): sim²
Gan (Wiktionary): siin³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sṳ́m

(Meixian, Guangdong): sem³
Jin (Wiktionary): seng²
Min Bei (KCR): se̿ng
Min Dong (BUC): sīng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chím / sím

(Teochew, Peng'im): sim²
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Shanghainese): ⁵sen
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): shen³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shěn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shěn
  - Wade–Giles: shên³
  - Yale: shěn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheen
  - Palladius: шэнь (šɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (嬸兒／婶儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shěnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shěnr
  - Wade–Giles: shên³-ʼrh
  - Yale: shěnr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheel
  - Palladius: шэньр (šɛnʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂəɻ²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: sen³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sen
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sən⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam²
  - Yale: sám
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: sim²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sim⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: siin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɨn²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ́m
  - Hakka Romanization System: siim`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sim³
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨm³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sem³
  - Sinological IPA: /səm³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: seng²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /sə̃ŋ⁵³/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: se̿ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /seiŋ³³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sīng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chím / sím
  - Tâi-lô: tsím / sím
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciem, siem
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕim⁵³/, /ɕim⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕim⁵⁵⁴/, /ɕim⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕim⁵³/, /ɕim⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕim⁵³/, /ɕim⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕim⁴¹/, /ɕim⁴¹/

Note:

chím - vernacular;
sím - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sim²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sím
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕim⁵²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sen
  - Wiktionary Romanisation: ²sen
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sən³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: shen³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʂən⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /sən⁴¹/

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*hljɯmʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嬸
Reading #	1/1
No.	11263
Phonetic component	宷
Rime group	侵
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*hljɯmʔ/
Notes	叔母合音字

Definitions

嬸

paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)

Synonyms

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Compounds

叔嬸／叔婶
大嬸／大婶 (dàshěn)
大嬸婆／大婶婆
姆嬸／姆婶
嬸太太／婶太太
嬸娘／婶娘 (shěnniáng)
嬸婆／婶婆 (shěnpó)
嬸嬸／婶婶 (shěnshen)
嬸子／婶子 (shěnzi)
嬸母／婶母 (shěnmǔ)
寡嬸／寡婶
小嬸／小婶
小嬸兒／小婶儿
小嬸娘／小婶娘
小嬸子／小婶子
細嬸／细婶
表嬸／表婶
阿嬸／阿婶

References

“Entry #12513”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

Japanese

Kanji

嬸

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): しん (shin)

Vietnamese

Han character

嬸: Hán Nôm readings: thím

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