嚬

嚬 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+16, 19 strokes, cangjie input 口卜竹金 (RYHC), four-corner 6108₆, composition ⿰口頻)

1. knit the brows
2. open the mouth
3. clover fern

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 213, character 35
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4562
• Dae Jaweon: page 436, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 701, character 21
• Unihan data for U+56AC

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bin) : semantic 口 + phonetic 頻 (OC *bin).

嚬

1. (dated) Alternative form of 顰／颦 (pín, “to frown; frown”)

   • 薄酒酸苦，賓主嚬蹙。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     薄酒酸苦，宾主𫫾蹙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE, translated based on Alfred Forke's version

     Bójiǔ suānkǔ, bīnzhǔ píncù. [Pinyin]

     Bad wine (sic) is sour and bitter. Hosts and guests knit the brows.

   • 借問女郎何𠁅來？含嚬欲語聲先咽。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     借问女郎何处来？含𫫾欲语声先咽。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 883, Wei Zhuang (韋莊), Lament of the Woman of Ch’in (《秦婦吟》). Orthography based on the Dunhuang manuscript Pelliot chinois 3381, c. 906.

     Jièwèn nǚláng héchù lái? Hánpín yùyǔ shēng xiān yè. [Pinyin]

     I ventured to ask, "Lady, where are you from?"
     Brows knit, failed by words, she burst into sobs.

Some historical dictionaries listed the sense "to smile" under the character by misinterpreting its usage in poetry.

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. frown
2. scowl

• On (unclassified): ひん (hin); びん (bin)
• Kun: ひそめる (hisomeru)

嚬 • (bin) (hangeul 빈, revised bin, McCune–Reischauer pin)

1. frown

嚬: Hán Nôm readings: tần

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