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Definition 2024


Translingual

Han character

(radical 75 +8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 木卜口火 (DYRF), four-corner 40996, composition)

References

  • KangXi: page 536, character 7
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15020
  • Dae Jaweon: page 923, character 20
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1236, character 10
  • Unihan data for U+690B

Chinese

simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character
Small seal script
Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
*ɡ·raŋ, *ɡ·raŋs, *ɡ·raŋs
*ɡ·raŋ
*ɡ·raŋ
*ɡ·raŋ
*ɡ·raŋ
*ɡ·raŋs
*ɡ·raŋs, *ɡ·raɡ
*ɡaŋs
*kraŋ
*kraŋ
*kraŋ
*kraŋʔ
*ɡraŋ
*ɡraŋ
*ɡraŋ
*ɡraŋ
*ɡraŋs
*qraŋʔ
*qraŋʔ, *kʷraŋʔ
*kʷraŋʔ
*kʷraŋʔ
*ɡʷraːŋʔ

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (37)
Final () (105)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɨɐŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/liɐŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/liɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lɨaŋ/
Li
Rong
/liaŋ/
Wang
Li
/lĭaŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/li̯aŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
liáng
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 6820
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ɡ·raŋ/

Definitions

  1. Cornus hemsleyi, a plant that is part of the dogwood family
    椋子木
  2. starling
    椋鳥椋鸟

References


Japanese

Kanji

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

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Readings


Korean

Hanja

(ryang>yang) (hangeul 량>, revised ryang>yang, McCune-Reischauer ryang>yang, Yale lyang>yang)

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