Mandarin[edit]

Romanization[edit]

cán (Zhuyin ㄘㄢˊ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 嬠
2. Pinyin transcription of 嬱
3. Pinyin transcription of 惭, 慙, 慚
4. Pinyin transcription of 残, 殘
5. Pinyin transcription of 淺
6. Pinyin transcription of 蚎
7. Pinyin transcription of 蝅
8. Pinyin transcription of 蠶
9. Pinyin transcription of 蠺
10. Pinyin transcription of 蚕

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Vietic *kaːnʔ.

Noun[edit]

(classifier cái) cán • (桿)

1. handle
   • 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 3, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:

     Cầm chặt cán dao trong tay, tôi bỗng thấy người mình như cao lớn hắn lên; […]

     Firmly holding the handle of the knife in my hand, I suddenly felt as if I were much taller; […]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

cán • (擀)

1. to be crushed, to be run over (by a vehicle, etc.)

   bị xe cán.

   be run over by a car

2. to flatten, to make flat