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莊
莊
See also: 荘
Translingual
| Traditional | 莊 |
|---|---|
| Shinjitai | 荘 |
| Simplified | 庄 |
Han character
莊 (radical 140 艸+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 廿女一土 (TVMG), four-corner 44214, composition ⿱艹壯)
References
- KangXi: page 1033, character 22
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31035
- Dae Jaweon: page 1492, character 26
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3226, character 5
- Unihan data for U+838A
Chinese
| trad. | 莊 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 庄 | |
| alt. forms | 荘 | |
Glyph origin
| Characters in the same phonetic series (爿) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
|---|---|
| Old Chinese | |
| 臧 | *ʔsaːŋ |
| 牂 | *ʔsaːŋ |
| 戕 | *kaːl, *ʔsaːŋ, *zaŋ |
| 贓 | *ʔsaːŋ |
| 藏 | *zaːŋ, *zaːŋs |
| 奘 | *zaːŋʔ, *zaːŋs |
| 臟 | *zaːŋs |
| 將 | *ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋs |
| 漿 | *ʔsaŋ |
| 鱂 | *ʔsaŋ |
| 蔣 | *ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋʔ |
| 螿 | *ʔsaŋ |
| 槳 | *ʔsaŋʔ |
| 獎 | *ʔsaŋʔ |
| 醬 | *ʔsaŋs |
| 鏘 | *sʰaŋ |
| 蹡 | *sʰaŋ, *ʔshaŋs |
| 嶈 | *sʰaŋ |
| 斨 | *sʰaŋ |
| 爿 | *braːn, *zaŋ |
| 牆 | *zaŋ |
| 妝 | *ʔsraŋ |
| 莊 | *ʔsraŋ |
| 裝 | *ʔsraŋ, *ʔsraŋs |
| 壯 | *ʔsraŋs |
| 疒 | *rnɯːɡ, *zraŋ |
| 床 | *zraŋ |
| 牀 | *zraŋ |
| 狀 | *zraŋs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ʔsraŋ) : semantic 艸 + phonetic 壯 (OC *ʔsraŋs).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zong1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chông
- Min Nan (POJ): chong / chng
- Wu (Wiktionary): tsaan (T1)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤ
- Wade-Giles: chuang1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juang
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤㄦ
- Wade-Giles: chuangrh1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juangl
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂwɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: zong1
- Yale: jōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzong1
- IPA (key): /t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chông
- Hakka Romanization System: zong´
- Hagfa Pinyim: zong1
- IPA: /t͡soŋ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chong
- Tâi-lô: tsong
- Phofsit Daibuun: zofng
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng
- Tâi-lô: tsng
- Phofsit Daibuun: zngf
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/
- Note: chong - literary; chng - vernacular.
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: tsaan (T1)
- IPA (key): /t͡sɑ̃⁵³/
- (Shanghainese)
- Dialectal data▼
| Variety | Location | 莊 |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʈ͡ʂuɑŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Harbin | /ʈ͡ʂuaŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Tianjin | /t͡suɑŋ²¹/ | |
| Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂuaŋ²¹³/ | |
| Qingdao | /ʈ͡ʂuaŋ²¹³/ | |
| Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂuaŋ²⁴/ | |
| Xi'an | /p͡faŋ²¹/ | |
| Xining | /ʈ͡ʂuɔ̃⁴⁴/ | |
| Yinchuan | /ʈ͡ʂuɑŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Lanzhou | /p͡fɑ̃³¹/ | |
| Ürümqi | /ʈ͡ʂuɑŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Wuhan | /t͡suaŋ⁵⁵/ | |
| Chengdu | /t͡suaŋ⁵⁵/ | |
| Guiyang | /t͡suaŋ⁵⁵/ | |
| Kunming | /ʈ͡ʂuã̠⁴⁴/ | |
| Nanjing | /ʈ͡ʂuaŋ³¹/ | |
| Hefei | /ʈ͡ʂuɑ̃²¹/ | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡suɒ̃¹¹/ |
| Pingyao |
/t͡suɑŋ¹³/ /t͡suə¹³/ ～子 |
|
| Hohhot | /t͡suɑ̃³¹/ | |
| Wu | Shanghai | /t͡sɑ̃⁵³/ |
| Suzhou | /t͡sɑ̃⁵⁵/ | |
| Hangzhou | /t͡sz̩ʷɑŋ³³/ | |
| Wenzhou | /t͡suɔ³³/ | |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡so³¹/ |
| Tunxi | /t͡sau¹¹/ | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡ɕyan³³/ |
| Xiangtan | /t͡sɔn³³/ | |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sɔŋ⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡soŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Taoyuan | /t͡soŋ²⁴/ | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sɔŋ⁵³/ |
| Nanning | /t͡sɔŋ⁵⁵/ | |
| Hong Kong | /t͡sɔŋ⁵⁵/ | |
| Min | Xiamen (Min Nan) |
/t͡sɔŋ⁵⁵/ /t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵/ |
| Fuzhou (Min Dong) | /t͡souŋ⁴⁴/ | |
| Jian'ou (Min Bei) | /t͡sɔŋ⁵⁴/ | |
| Shantou (Min Nan) | /t͡sɯŋ³³/ | |
| Haikou (Min Nan) | /t͡suaŋ²³/ |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 莊 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 莊 (18) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (105) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 側羊切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡ʃɨɐŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʈ͡ʂiɐŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/t͡ʃiɑŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʈ͡ʂɨaŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/t͡ʃiaŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/t͡ʃĭaŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʈ͡ʂi̯aŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zhuāng |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 莊 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
zhuāng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ tsrjang › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[ts]raŋ/ |
| English | dignified, grave |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 莊 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 10305 |
| Phonetic component |
爿 |
| Rime group |
陽 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
莊 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ʔsraŋ/ |
Definitions
莊
- †grassy
- village; farmstead; hamlet
- villa; manor
- thoroughfare; main road
- place of business; shop
- (gambling) banker
- solemn; serious
- A surname.
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
莊
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 荘)
Readings
- Goon: しょう (shō), (historical) しやう (shau)
- Kan’on: そう (sō), (historical) さう (sau)
- Kan’yōon: ちゃん (chan)
- Kun: (rare) おごそか (厳か, ogosoka), かざる (荘る, kazaru), (rare) ほうき (hōki)
Korean
Hanja
莊 • (jang) (hangeul 장, revised jang, McCune-Reischauer chang, Yale cang)
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