Character: 昏
Modern (Beijing) reading: hūn
Preclassic Old Chinese: smǝ̄n
Classic Old Chinese: m̥ǝ̄n
Western Han Chinese: m̥ǝ̄n
Eastern Han Chinese: m̥ǝ̄n
Early Postclassic Chinese: hwǝ̄n
Middle Postclassic Chinese: hwǝ̄n
Late Postclassic Chinese: hwǝ̄n
Middle Chinese: xon
English meaning : to perish; be dark, benighted, stupid; darkness, dusk; a benighted one; stupidity
Russian meaning[s]: 1) сумерки; вечер; темнота; темный; 2) темно (в глазах); кружится (голова); упасть в обморок; 3) глупый, тупой; темный; 4) смутный; 5) бракосочетание, свадьба, вм. 婚
Comments: Also used for 婚 *smǝ̄n q.v. (thus in Shi 35, 2; 51,3). For etymology see 惛 *smǝ̄n 'stupid, darkened in mind'.
Radical: 72
Four-angle index: 1570
Karlgren code: 0457 j-l
Shijing occurrences: 35.2, 35.3, 35.6
