侃

侃 U+4F83, 侃
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F83
← 侂
[U+4F82] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 侄 →
[U+4F84]

Translingual

Han character

侃 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人口竹山 (ORHU), four-corner 26210, composition ⿰亻⿱口𫶧)

  1. upright and strong
  2. amiable

Derived characters
  • 諐 𣵿 𨓲 𫺛 𩱡

References
  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 101, character 11
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 577
  • Dae Jaweon: page 214, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 148, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+4F83

Chinese
trad. 侃
simp. # 侃
alternative forms 偘 literary senses
砍 to chat

Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 侃
Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
Bronze inscriptions

b15667

b15668

b15669

b15670

b15671

b15672

b15673

b15674

b15675

b15676

Small seal script

s08420

Transcribed ancient scripts

L15847

L15848

References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Characters in the same phonetic series (侃) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
諐 *kʰran
侃 *kʰaːnʔ, *kʰaːns
偘 *kʰaːns

Multiple explanations. Most consider the character an Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) .

Pronunciation

Note: kang3 - alternative reading.
Rime
Character 侃 侃
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 溪 (29) 溪 (29)
Final (韻) 寒 (61) 寒 (61)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 空旱切 苦旰切
Baxter khanX khanH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /kʰɑnX/ /kʰɑnH/
Pan
Wuyun		 /kʰɑnX/ /kʰɑnH/
Shao
Rongfen		 /kʰɑnX/ /kʰɑnH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /kʰanX/ /kʰanH/
Li
Rong		 /kʰɑnX/ /kʰɑnH/
Wang
Li		 /kʰɑnX/ /kʰɑnH/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /kʰɑnX/ /kʰɑnH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 kǎn kàn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 hon2 hon3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 侃 侃
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 7350 7351
Phonetic
component		 侃 侃
Rime
group		 元 元
Rime
subdivision		 1 1
Corresponding
MC rime		 侃 侃
Old
Chinese		 /*kʰaːnʔ/ /*kʰaːns/

Definitions

侃

  1. (literary) upright; outspoken; straightforward
  2. (literary) harmonious and happy; congenial
  3. to boast; to tease

Etymology 2

From 侃大山.[1]

Verb

侃

  1. (colloquial) to chatter idly
  2. (dialectal) to chat

Compounds
  • 侃侃 (kǎnkǎn)
  • 侃侃而談／侃侃而谈 (kǎnkǎn'értán)
  • 侃侃諤諤／侃侃谔谔
  • 侃兒／侃儿
  • 侃大山 (kǎndàshān)
  • 侃快
  • 侃樂／侃乐
  • 侃然
  • 侃爾／侃尔
  • 侃直
  • 浪侃
  • 胡侃
  • 調侃／调侃 (tiáokǎn)
  • 讜論侃侃／谠论侃侃
  • 陶侃運甓／陶侃运甓

References
  1. 胡明扬 (2003 January 1) ““续貂”两则”, in 咬文嚼字 (in Chinese), number 97, 上海: 上海文化出版社, pages 4-5

Japanese

Kanji
侃

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

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Readings
  • Go-on: かん (kan)
  • Kan-on: かん (kan)
  • Kun: つよい (tsuyoi, 侃い)

Compounds
  • 侃(かん)々(かん)諤(がく)々(がく) (kankan gakugaku)
  • 侃(かん)直(ちょく) (kanchoku)

Korean

Hanja

侃 • (gan) (hangeul 간, revised gan, McCune–Reischauer kan)

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