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觀
觀
Translingual
| Traditional | 觀 |
|---|---|
| Shinjitai | 観 |
| Simplified | 观 |
Han character
觀 (radical 147 見+18, 25 strokes, cangjie input 廿土月山山 (TGBUU), four-corner 46210, composition ⿰雚見)
Descendants
References
- KangXi: page 1138, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34993
- Dae Jaweon: page 1605, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3677, character 5
- Unihan data for U+89C0
Chinese
| trad. | 觀 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 观 | |
Glyph origin
| Characters in the same phonetic series (雚) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
|---|---|
| Old Chinese | |
| 觀 | *koːn, *koːns |
| 灌 | *koːns |
| 鸛 | *koːns |
| 瓘 | *koːns |
| 矔 | *koːns, *kroːns |
| 懽 | *koːns, *qʰoːn |
| 爟 | *koːns |
| 雚 | *koːns |
| 罐 | *koːns |
| 鑵 | *koːns |
| 歡 | *qʰoːn |
| 驩 | *qʰoːn |
| 貛 | *qʰoːn |
| 酄 | *qʰoːn |
| 獾 | *qʰoːn |
| 讙 | *qʰoːn, *qʰon |
| 嚾 | *qʰoːns |
| 權 | *ɡron |
| 顴 | *ɡron |
| 孉 | *ɡron |
| 蠸 | *ɡron |
| 虇 | *kʰonʔ, *kʰons |
| 勸 | *kʰons |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *koːn, *koːns) : phonetic 雚 (OC *koːns) + semantic 見 (“see”).
Etymology
“To watch; to observe” (Pronunciation 1) > “watchtower; platform; temple” (Pronunciation 2).
Schuessler (2007) connects it with 侯 (OC *ɡoː, “target”) and 候 (OC *ɡoːs, “to watch; to be on the lookout for; to wait”).
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gun1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôn
- Min Dong (BUC): guăng
- Min Nan (POJ): koan
- Wu (Wiktionary): kuoe (T1)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ
- Wade-Giles: kuan1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guan
- IPA (key): /ku̯a̠n⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: gun1
- Yale: gūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: gun1
- IPA (key): /kuːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôn
- Hakka Romanization System: gon´
- Hagfa Pinyim: gon1
- IPA: /kon²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: guăng
- IPA (key): /kuaŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koan
- Tâi-lô: kuan
- Phofsit Daibuun: koafn
- IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: kuoe (T1)
- IPA (key): /kv̩ʷø⁵³/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 觀 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 桓 (62) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 古丸切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kuɑn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kʷɑn/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kuɑn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kwan/ |
| Li Rong |
/kuɑn/ |
| Wang Li |
/kuɑn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kuɑn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
guān |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 觀 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
guān |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ kwan › |
| Old Chinese |
/*C.qʷˤar/ |
| English | look (v.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 觀 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 4476 |
| Phonetic component |
雚 |
| Rime group |
元 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
官 |
| Old Chinese |
/*koːn/ |
Definitions
觀
- to observe; to watch; to view; to see
- to observe closely; to scrutinise; to investigate
- to read; to peruse
- to display; to show
- to visit; to go sightseeing
- to play; to enjoy
- appearance; looks
- sight; view; perspective
- concept; outlook
- A surname.
Compounds
Derived terms from 觀
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Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢˋ
- Wade-Giles: kuan4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guann
- IPA (key): /ku̯a̠n⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: gun3
- Yale: gun
- Cantonese Pinyin: gun3
- IPA (key): /kuːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: guáng
- IPA (key): /kuɑŋ²¹³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koàn
- Tâi-lô: kuàn
- Phofsit Daibuun: koaxn
- IPA (Xiamen): /kuan²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kuan¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan²¹/
- (Hokkien)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 觀 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 桓 (62) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 古玩切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kuɑnH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kʷɑnH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kuɑnH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kwanH/ |
| Li Rong |
/kuɑnH/ |
| Wang Li |
/kuɑnH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kuɑnH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
guàn |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 觀 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
guàn |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ kwanH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*C.qʷˤar-s/ |
| English | watchtower |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 觀 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 4477 |
| Phonetic component |
雚 |
| Rime group |
元 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
貫 |
| Old Chinese |
/*koːns/ |
Definitions
觀
- (historical) watchtower on either side of a palace gate
- (historical) platform; stage; dais; rostrum
- (Taoism) Taoist temple
- 20th hexagram of the I Ching
- A surname.
Compounds
Derived terms from 觀
Japanese
Kanji
觀
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 観)
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