phonetic map : 人+彡 zhen
goulnik
December 24, 2008, 05:47 PM posted in General Discussion| zhen | ||
| 珍 zhēn precious; rare / to value highly 珍宝 zhēnbǎo jewelry; treasure 珍贵 zhēnguì valuable; precious 珍惜 zhēnxī to treasure; cherish |
人+彡 zhěn (component) |
诊 zhěn to diagnose 诊断 zhěnduàn ∼ (a disease) 门诊 ménzhěn outpatient service 诊所 zhěnsuǒ dispensary; clinic |
| 疹 zhěn rash; measles 麻疹 mázhěn measles 瘙疹 sàozhěn pruritus; itching rashes |
畛 zhěn path between fields 畛域 zhěnyù boundary; range; distinction |
胗 zhēn gizzard 胗肝 zhēngān gizzard and liver |
| 轸 zhěn carriage / to mourn 轸子 zhěnzi tuning peg 轸念 zhěnniàn to think anxiously about 轸忧 zhěnyōu worried and grieved |
(纟+人+彡) zhěn to tw to twist; turn (纟+人+彡)臂 zhěnbì to twist the arm |
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| chen | ||
| 趁 chèn to take advantage of; be rich in / while 趁便 chènbiàn at one's convenience 趁机 chènjī to seize a chance 趁热 chènrè while it's warm; before it's too late |
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| can | ||
| * 参 cān to join; take part; consult ** 参加 cānjiā to attend; take part in; give advice 参观 cānguān to visit; tour 参考 cānkǎo to refer to / reference 参谋 cānmóu to give advice; talk over |
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| cen | ||
| * 参 cēn . 参错 cēncuò uneven; irregular; jagged |
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| shen | ||
| * 参 shēn ginseng 人参 rénshēn ∼ |
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| tian | ||
| 殄 tiǎn to destroy 殄绝 tiǎnjué to bring to an end 殄灭 tiǎnmiè to annihilate; wipe out |
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** it is not clear whether 㐱 has a phonetic role in 参
changye
December 25, 2008, 07:37 AMHi goulniky,
As you suspected, "参" is not a 形声字, but a 会意文字 that usually has no phonetic part. So this character doesn't belong to this group. "参" is used as a phonetic part in some characters, such as 惨 (can), 骖 (can) and 黪 (can).
Having said that, I guess that the sounds of 参 (cen) and 参 (shen) were deeply influenced by the phonetic part "人+彡", because of its similarity in shape to the lower part of 参, which led to many readings of this character, alas!