佯

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佯 U+4F6F, 佯
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F6F
← 佮
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 佰 →

Translingual

Han character

佯 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人廿手 (OTQ), four-corner 28251, composition ⿰亻羊)

  1. pretend, feign
  2. false, deceitful

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 100, character 13
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 552
  • Dae Jaweon: page 212, character 8
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 153, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+4F6F

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (羊) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
样 *ʔslaːŋ, *laŋ
佯 *zlaŋ, *laŋ
詳 *ljaŋ, *laŋ
洋 *ljaŋ, *laŋ
翔 *ljaŋ
庠 *ljaŋ
祥 *ljaŋ
痒 *ljaŋ, *laŋʔ
姜 *klaŋ
羌 *kʰlaŋ
蜣 *kʰlaŋ
猐 *kʰlaŋ
唴 *kʰlaŋs
羊 *laŋ
徉 *laŋ
烊 *laŋ
蛘 *laŋ, *laŋʔ
眻 *laŋ, *laŋs
鴹 *laŋ
恙 *laŋs
羕 *laŋs
樣 *laŋs
漾 *laŋs

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.
 佯

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 佯 佯
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 以 (36) 從 (15)
Final (韻) 陽 (105) 陽 (105)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 與章切 在良切
Baxter yang dzjang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/jɨɐŋ/ /d͡zɨɐŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/jiɐŋ/ /d͡ziɐŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/iɑŋ/ /d͡ziɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/jɨaŋ/ /d͡zɨaŋ/
Li
Rong 		/iaŋ/ /d͡ziaŋ/
Wang
Li 		/jĭaŋ/ /d͡zĭaŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/i̯aŋ/ /d͡zʱi̯aŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yáng qiáng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		joeng4 coeng4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 佯 佯
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 14523 14537
Phonetic
component 		羊 羊
Rime
group 		陽 陽
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		牆 陽
Old
Chinese 		/*zlaŋ/ /*laŋ/

Definitions

佯

  1. to pretend; to feign
  2. used in 佯佯
  3. used in 倘佯 (chángyáng)
  4. used in 儴佯 (xiāngyáng) and 翔佯 (xiángyáng)
  5. used in 仿佯

Compounds

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.
 佯
alternative forms 鄭／郑
盯
𩏠
假
詐／诈

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Pronunciation

Definitions

佯

  1. (Southern Min) to pretend; to feign
    佯戇／佯戆   ―  tìⁿ-gōng   ―  to play the fool
  2. (Hokkien) to exert all one's strength; to do one's utmost
    佯力   ―  tìⁿ-la̍t   ―  to make a great effort
  3. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to squeeze out with difficulty (money, etc.)

Synonyms

  • (to exert all one's strength):

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

佯

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. Lie, deceive, show a false appearance.

Readings

  • Go-on: よう (yō)
  • Kan-on: よう (yō)
  • Kun: いつわる (itsuwaru, 佯る)

References

  1. ^ Akiyasu Tōdō (2002) 漢字源, →ISBN: “佯”

Korean

Hanja

佯 • (yang) (hangeul 양, revised yang, McCune–Reischauer yang)

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