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坊
坊
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See also: 城
Translingual
Han character
坊 (radical 32 土+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 土卜竹尸 (GYHS), four-corner 40127, composition ⿰土方)
- neighborhood, urban subdivision
- lane (as in a street name)
- memorial archway
- a surname
- piazza; square
- workshop
References
- KangXi: page 225, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4924
- Dae Jaweon: page 459, character 27
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 427, character 1
- Unihan data for U+574A
- 坊 in CEDICT on MDBG
Chinese
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simp. and trad. |
坊 | |
|---|---|---|
Glyph origin
| Characters in the same phonetic series (方) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
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| Old Chinese | |
| 縍 | *paːŋ |
| 榜 | *paːŋʔ, *praːŋs, *braːŋ |
| 蒡 | *paːŋʔ, *braːŋ |
| 牓 | *paːŋʔ |
| 螃 | *paːŋʔ, *paːŋs, *baːŋ |
| 搒 | *paːŋs, *braːŋ |
| 舫 | *paːŋs, *paŋs |
| 謗 | *paːŋs |
| 雱 | *pʰaːŋ |
| 磅 | *pʰaːŋ, *pʰraːŋ |
| 霶 | *pʰaːŋ |
| 滂 | *pʰaːŋ |
| 鎊 | *pʰaːŋ |
| 髈 | *pʰaːŋʔ, *baːŋ |
| 彷 | *baːŋ, *pʰaŋʔ |
| 趽 | *baːŋ, *paŋ, *paŋs |
| 房 | *baːŋ, *baŋ |
| 篣 | *baːŋ, *braːŋ |
| 騯 | *baːŋ, *praːŋ, *braːŋ |
| 傍 | *baːŋ, *baːŋs |
| 膀 | *baːŋ |
| 旁 | *baːŋ |
| 徬 | *baːŋs |
| 閍 | *praːŋ |
| 祊 | *praːŋ |
| 嗙 | *praːŋ |
| 方 | *paŋ, *baŋ |
| 汸 | *paŋ |
| 坊 | *paŋ, *baŋ |
| 邡 | *paŋ, *pʰaŋs |
| 枋 | *paŋ |
| 鈁 | *paŋ |
| 蚄 | *paŋ |
| 肪 | *paŋ, *baŋ |
| 鴋 | *paŋ, *baŋ |
| 牥 | *paŋ |
| 昉 | *paŋʔ |
| 瓬 | *paŋʔ |
| 放 | *paŋʔ, *paŋs |
| 倣 | *paŋʔ |
| 芳 | *pʰaŋ |
| 淓 | *pʰaŋ |
| 妨 | *pʰaŋ, *pʰaŋs |
| 紡 | *pʰaŋʔ |
| 仿 | *pʰaŋʔ |
| 髣 | *pʰaŋʔ |
| 鶭 | *pʰaŋʔ |
| 訪 | *pʰaŋs |
| 防 | *baŋ, *baŋs |
| 魴 | *baŋ |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ
- Wade-Giles: fang2
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangr
- IPA (key): /fɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ
- Wade-Giles: fang1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fang
- IPA (key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: fong4, fong1
- Yale: fòhng, fōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: fong4, fong1
- IPA (key): /fɔːŋ²¹/, /fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 坊 | 坊 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (106) | 陽 (106) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 符方切 | 府良切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/bʉɐŋ/ | /pʉɐŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/bʷiɐŋ/ | /pʷiɐŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/biuɑŋ/ | /piuɑŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/buaŋ/ | /puaŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/biuaŋ/ | /piuaŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/bĭwaŋ/ | /pĭwaŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/bʱiwaŋ/ | /piwaŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
fáng | fāng |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 坊 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
fáng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ bjang › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[b]aŋ/ |
| English | dike |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 坊 | 坊 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 3025 | 3054 |
| Phonetic component |
方 | 方 |
| Rime group |
陽 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
方 | 房 |
| Old Chinese |
/*paŋ/ | /*baŋ/ |
| Notes | 見淮南子 | 同防見禮記 |
Definitions
坊
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Japanese
See also -坊
Kanji
坊
- Monk's residence
- Monk
- Boy, "sonny"
- City precinct
Readings
- Goon: ぼう (bō) > ばう (bau)
- Kan’on: ほう (hō) > はう (hau)
- Kan’yōon: ぼつ (botsu)
- Kun: まち (machi), へや (heya), てら (tera)
Korean
Hanja
坊 • (bang) (hangeul 방, revised bang, McCune-Reischauer pang)
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