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unlucky

HSK 10
Human →Body
Jiǎn, jiǎn
ケン
いざ.る、あしなえ、なや.む
건
Components
宀 roof+ 足 lower leg =
蹇 unlucky
宀 Phonetic component
mián roof
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足 Meaning component
zú lower leg
foot
foot
Notes
Similar Characters
字 character宄 a traitor宅 residence宇 eaves完 finish宏 magnificent宓 silent宕 stone quarry宗 religion官 bureaucrat宙 universe定 settle on宛 winding实 real (simp)宠 concubine (simp)审 investigate (simp)客 guest宣 proclaim室 room宥 pardon
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
蹇
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蹇 [Jiǎn]
surname Jian
蹇 [jiǎn]
lame; cripple; unfortunate; slow; difficult; nag (inferior horse); donkey; lame horse
Japanese
跛 、 蹇 、 足萎え びっこ 、 ちんば 、 あしなえ 同音

noun

  1. usually kanasensitive lameness; cripple
  2. mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (10)
时乖命蹇 [shí​guāi​mìng​jiǎn] #74,588
bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
时乖命蹇 [shí​guāi​mìng​jiǎn] #74,588
bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
蹇修 [jiǎn​xiū]
go-between
蹇拙 [jiǎn​zhuō]
clumsy (writing)
蹇涩 [jiǎn​sè]
awkward
蹇滞 [jiǎn​zhì]
awkward
蹇滞 [jiǎn​zhì]
awkward
蹇涩 [jiǎn​sè]
awkward
蹇运 [jiǎn​yùn]
misfortune
蹇运 [jiǎn​yùn]
misfortune
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
跛 [びっこ] #61,529
lameness