View source for 幻

{{also|幼|𠄔}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=52|rad=幺|as=01|sn=4|four=27720|canj=VIS,XVIS|ids=⿰幺𠃌}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0341.130|dkj=09190|dj=0650.070|hdz=21093.030|uh=5E7B|ud=24187|bh=A4DB|bd=42203}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=𠄔,眩}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
Three interpretations, all of which are {{liushu|i|nocap=y}}: 
* Variant of {{zh-l|*玄}} with an elongated stroke to distinguish (Ji Xusheng).
* Abbreviation of {{zh-l|*縣}} (He Linyi).
* Inversion of {{zh-l|*予}} ({{w|Shuowen Jiezi}}).

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=huàn
|m-s=huan4
|c=waan6
|c-t=van4
|g=fon5/fan5
|h=pfs=fan;gd=fan4
|j=huan3
|mb=huīng
|md=huâng
|mn=xm,qz,jj:hoān/tw,zz:hoàn
|mn-t=huang3/huêng3/huam3
|mn-t_note=huang3 - Shantou; huêng3 - Chaozhou; huam3 - Jieyang, Raoping, Huilai, Pontianak
|px=pt:huang4/xy:huong4
|w=sh:5ue
|x=honn4
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=a,n
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[mystical]]; [[mysterious]]
# [[illusion]]; [[fantasy]]; [[mirage]]

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|幻燈|幻燈機|幻化|幻景|幻境|幻覺|幻夢|幻滅|幻術|幻想|幻象|幻影|幻法|夢幻劇|幻想派|幻人|幻泡|夢幻泡影|幻視|幻相|幻燈片|幻民|幻想曲|幻想力|幻夢成空|幻塵|幻光|幻世|奇幻|如夢似幻|奇幻迷離|太虛幻境|幻日|如幻似真|夢幻|科幻|空幻|科幻電影|泡幻|科幻小說|變幻|虛幻|變幻無常|變幻莫測|風雲變幻|魔幻|迷幻藥|變幻不測|譸張為幻}}

===References===
* {{R:cpx:PHMZ|93}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=c|rs=幺01}}

# [[fantasy]], [[phantom]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=げん<げん<ぐゑん
|kanon=かん<くわん
|kun=まぼろし-
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ja-r|幻影|げんえい}}
* {{ja-r|幻灯|げんとう}}
* {{ja-r|幻覚|げんかく}}
* {{ja-r|幻術|げんじゅつ}}
* {{ja-r|幻滅|げんめつ}}
* {{ja-r|幻想|げんそう}}
* {{ja-r|幻日|げんじつ}}
* {{ja-r|幻月|げんげつ}}
* {{ja-r|魔幻|まげん}}
* {{ja-r|夢幻|むげん}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|まぼろし}}

Probably from {{inh|ja|ojp|sort=まぼろし|-}}.  Used in ''{{w|The Tale of Genji}}'', completed in 1021.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref><ref name="DJR">{{R:Daijirin}}</ref>

The initial ''ma'' is almost certainly {{m|ja|目|tr=ma, {{upright|modern}} me||eye}}.  The ''boroshi'' portion is of uncertain derivation, possibly related to modern [[colloquial]] adjective {{ja-r|ぼろい||rough, ragged, worn-out}}, or verb {{ja-r|ばらす||to mess something up}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|まぼろし|acc=0|acc_ref=DJR}}

===Noun===
{{ja-noun|まぼろし}}

# an [[illusion]], a [[phantom]], a [[dream]], a [[vision]]

===References===
<references/>

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|hangeul=[[환]]|rv=hwan|mr=hwan}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=幺01}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=huyễn, hoẻn, ảo|rs=幺01}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=幺01}}

====Usage notes====
* '''Ảo''' appears to be a misreading due to confusion with the character {{m|zh|抝}} or {{m|zh|拗|tr=ảo}}.