壬 U+58EC, 壬 ← 士[U+58EB] CJK Unified Ideographs 壭 →[U+58ED]
壬 (Kangxi radical 33, 士+1, 4 strokes, Cangjie input 竹土 (HG), four-corner 20104, composition ⿱丿士(GJKV) or ⿱一士(HT))
- 任, 妊, 廷, 狅, 祍, 䏕, 衽, 紝, 纴, 䚾, 軠, 鈓, 飪, 饪, 丢, 㸒, 䨙
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 243, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5639
- Dae Jaweon: page 483, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 417, character 1
- Unihan data for U+58EC
trad. 壬 simp. # 壬 alternative forms 𡈼
Pictogram (象形). The original meaning is uncertain.
Proposed interpretations include:
- A weaving tool (e.g., a spool or bobbin), related to 榺 (shèng);
- A carrying pole, making it the original form of 任 (rèn);
- A double-bladed axe.
壬
- the ninth of the ten heavenly stems
- crafty; fawning
- a surname
- (Internet slang, derogatory) eye dialect spelling of 人 (rén) 左壬 ― zuǒrén ― leftist
- → Zhuang: nyaemz
- “壬”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014-
Southern Min
- “壬”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- ninth of the ten heavenly stems
- ninth rank
- something I
- Go-on: にん (nin)←にん (nin, historical)←にむ (nimu, ancient)
- Kan-on: じん (jin)←じん (zin, historical)←じむ (zimu, ancient)
- Kun: みずのえ (mizunoe, 壬)←みづのえ (midunoe, 壬, historical)
- Nanori: つぐ (tsugu)、みず (mizu)
Kanji in this term 壬 じんJinmeiyō on’yomi
From Middle Chinese 壬 (nyim).
- IPA(key): [d͡ʑĩɴ]
- (Tokyo) じん [jíꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
- Homophones: ジン, 人, 刃, 仁, 沈, 陣, 尋, 塵
壬(じん) • (Jin)
- the ninth of the ten heavenly stems; something I Hypernyms: 天干 (tenkan), 十干 (jikkan) Coordinate terms: 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸
Kanji in this term 壬 みずのえJinmeiyō kun’yomi
From 水(みず) (Mizu, “Water”, one of the Five Elements) + の (no, attributive marker) + 兄(え) (e, “elder brother”).
- IPA(key): [mʲizɨno̞e̞]
- (Tokyo) みずのえ [mìzúnóꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])
壬(みずのえ) • (Mizunoe) ←みづのえ (Midunoe)?
- the ninth of the ten heavenly stems Hypernyms: 天干 (tenkan), 十干 (jikkan) Coordinate terms: 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸
- “▲壬”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015-2026
壬 • (im) (hangeul 임, revised im, McCune-Reischauer im)
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壬: Hán Nôm readings: nhăm, nhám, nhằm, nhâm, râm, nhẹm
- chữ Hán form of Nhâm (“ninth of the ten heavenly stems”) Hypernyms: 天干, 十干 Coordinate terms: 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸
