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Translingual
Note difference between Chinese form, which uses 曾 , and Japanese shinjitai which uses 曽 . Both forms are encoded under the same codepoint due to Han unification .
Han character
僧 (Kangxi radical 9, 人 +12 in Chinese , 人+11 in Japanese , 14 strokes in Chinese , 13 strokes in Japanese , cangjie input 人金田日 (OCWA ), four-corner 28266 , composition ⿰亻 曾 (G T K V ) or ⿰亻 曽 (J ) )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 117 , character 14
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1076
Dae Jaweon: page 248, character 20
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 222, character 1
Unihan data for U+50E7
Chinese
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 僧
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han )
Liushutong (compiled in Ming )
Small seal script
Transcribed ancient scripts
s05925
Transcribed ancient scripts
L11518
L11519
References :
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation ), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Old Chinese
潧
*ʔsrɯn
繒
*ʔsɯːŋ, *zɯŋ
增
*ʔsɯːŋ, *ʔsɯːŋs
憎
*ʔsɯːŋ
磳
*ʔsɯːŋ, *zɯŋ
曾
*ʔsɯːŋ, *zɯːŋ
矰
*ʔsɯːŋ
罾
*ʔsɯːŋ
熷
*ʔsɯːŋ
竲
*ʔsɯːŋ, *zɯŋ
橧
*ʔsɯːŋ, *zɯŋ
譄
*ʔsɯːŋ
蹭
*sʰɯːŋs
層
*zɯːŋ
贈
*zɯːŋs
僧
*sɯːŋ
鬙
*sɯːŋ
甑
*ʔsɯŋs
鄫
*zɯŋ
驓
*zɯŋ
嶒
*zɯŋ
噌
*sʰɯːŋ
鏳
*zrɯːŋ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *sɯːŋ ) : semantic 亻 ( “ person ” ) + phonetic 曾 ( OC *ʔsɯːŋ, *zɯːŋ) – a kind of person (a Buddhist monk).
Etymology
Clipping of 僧伽 (MC song gja , “sangha ; community of monks , nuns , novices and laity ”); see there for more.
Pronunciation
Note :
sang1 - literary;
zang1 - vernacular.
Note :
chng, cheng - vernacular;
sng, seng - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
僧
Reading #
1/1
No.
16628
Phonetic component
曾
Rime group
蒸
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
僧
Old Chinese
/*sɯːŋ/
Notes
梵 譯 僧 伽 saṁɡha省 稱
Definitions
僧
( Buddhism ) monk ; bonze
( Buddhism ) sangha
( Church of the East , historical ) priest
a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
和尚 (“Buddhist monk”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
和尚 , 比丘 , 僧 , 僧人 , 僧侶 , 禪師 honorific
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
和尚
Taiwan
和尚
Chengde
和尚
Chifeng
和尚
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
和尚
Heihe
和尚
Qiqihar
和尚
Harbin
和尚
Jiamusi
和尚
Baicheng
和尚
Changchun
和尚
Tonghua
和尚
Shenyang
和尚
Jinzhou
和尚
Singapore
和尚 , 師父
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
和尚
Tangshan
和尚
Cangzhou
和尚
Baoding
和尚
Shijiazhuang
和尚
Lijin
和尚
Jinan
和尚 , 僧人
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Dalian
和尚
Dandong
和尚
Yantai
和尚
Yantai (Muping)
和尚
Qingdao
和尚
Zhucheng
和尚
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
和尚
Lingbao
和尚
Jining
和尚
Wanrong
和尚
Linfen
和尚
Shangqiu
和尚
Yuanyang
和尚
Zhengzhou
和尚
Xinyang
和尚
Baihe
和尚
Xi'an
和尚
Baoji
和尚
Tianshui
和尚
Xining
和尚
Xuzhou
和尚
Fuyang
和尚
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
和尚
Lanzhou
和尚
Dunhuang
和尚
Hami
和尚
Ürümqi
和尚
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
和尚
Nanchong
和尚
Dazhou
和尚
Hanyuan
和尚
Xichang
和尚
Zigong
和尚
Chongqing
和尚
Wuhan
和尚
Yichang
和尚
Xiangyang
和尚
Tianmen
和尚
Guiyang
和尚 , 師父
Zunyi
和尚
Bijie
和尚
Liping
和尚
Zhaotong
和尚
Dali
和尚
Kunming
和尚
Mengzi
和尚
Guilin
和尚
Guilin (Lingui)
和尚
Liuzhou
和尚 , 師父
Liuzhou (Luorong)
和尚
Nanning (Wuming)
和尚
Jishou
和尚
Changde
和尚
Hanzhong
和尚
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
和尚
Yangzhou
和尚
Lianyungang
和尚
Lianshui
和尚
Nantong
和尚
Anqing
和尚
Wuhu
和尚
Hefei
和尚
Hong'an
和尚
Cantonese
Guangzhou
和尚
Hong Kong
和尚
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
和尚
Macau
和尚
Guangzhou (Panyu)
和尚
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
和尚
Guangzhou (Conghua)
和尚
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
和尚
Foshan
和尚
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
和尚
Foshan (Shunde)
和尚
Foshan (Sanshui)
和尚
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
和尚
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
和尚
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
和尚
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
和尚
Zhuhai (Doumen)
和尚
Jiangmen (Baisha)
和尚
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
和尚
Taishan
和尚
Kaiping (Chikan)
和尚
Enping (Niujiang)
和尚
Heshan (Yayao)
和尚
Dongguan
和尚
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
和尚
Qingyuan
和尚
Fogang
和尚
Yingde (Hanguang)
和尚
Yangshan
和尚
Lianshan (Butian)
和尚
Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
和尚
Shaoguan
和尚
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
和尚
Renhua
和尚
Lechang
和尚
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
和尚
Sihui
和尚
Guangning
和尚
Deqing
和尚
Huaiji
和尚
Fengkai (Nanfeng)
和尚
Yunfu
和尚
Xinxing
和尚
Luoding
和尚
Yunan (Pingtai)
和尚
Xinyi
和尚
Lianjiang
和尚
Nanning
和尚
Wuzhou
和尚
Yulin
和尚
Hepu (Lianzhou)
和尚
Guiping
和尚
Mengshan (Xihe)
和尚
Guigang (Nanjiang)
和尚
Beiliu (Tangliao)
和尚
Baise
和尚
Bobai
和尚
Lingshan
和尚
Pubei
和尚
Qinzhou
和尚
Beihai
和尚
Ningming
和尚
Hengzhou
和尚
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)
和尚
Gan
Nanchang
和尚
Pengze
和尚
Lichuan
和尚
Pingxiang
和尚
Hakka
Meixian
和尚 , 齋公
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
和尚
Dongguan (Qingxi)
和尚
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
和尚
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
和尚
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
和尚
Yudu
和尚
Ruijin
和尚
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
和尚 , 齋公仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
和尚 , 齋牯 , 齋公
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
和尚 , 齋公仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
和尚 , 齋公
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
和尚 , 齋公仔
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
和尚
Luchuan (Daqiao)
和尚
Beiliu (Tang'an)
和尚
Mashan (Pianlian)
師父
Huizhou
Jixi
和尚
Shexian
和尚
Jin
Taiyuan
和尚
Pingyao
和尚
Yangyuan
和尚
Datong
和尚
Xinzhou
和尚
Lüliang (Lishi)
和尚
Changzhi
和尚
Linhe
和尚
Jining
和尚
Hohhot
和尚
Erenhot
和尚
Pingshan
和尚
Zhangjiakou
和尚
Handan
和尚
Linzhou
和尚
Suide
和尚
Northern Min
Jian'ou
道老
Songxi
長老
Zhenghe
長老
Jianyang
長老
Wuyishan
長老
Pucheng (Shibei)
長老
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
和尚
Fuqing
和尚 , 仙師
Southern Min
Xiamen
和尚
Quanzhou
和尚
Zhangzhou
和尚
Taipei
和尚
New Taipei (Sanxia)
和尚
Kaohsiung
和尚
Yilan
和尚
Changhua (Lukang)
和尚
Taichung
和尚
Tainan
和尚
Hsinchu
和尚
Kinmen
和尚
Penghu (Magong)
和尚
Penang (Hokkien)
和尚
Manila (Hokkien)
和尚
Zhangping (Yongfu)
和尚
Datian
和尚
Shunchang (Pushang)
和尚
Pingnan (Shangdu)
和尚
Chaozhou
和尚
Shantou
師父
Shantou (Chenghai)
師父
Jieyang
和尚
Leizhou
和尚
Haikou
和尚
Puxian Min
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
和尚
Central Min
Yong'an
和尚 , 長老
Sanming (Sanyuan)
長老
Sanming (Shaxian)
和尚
Shaojiang Min
Shaowu
和尚
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
和尚
Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
和尚
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
和尚
Nanning (Shajing)
和尚
Binyang (Xinqiao)
和尚
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dahe)
和尚
Guilin (Chaoyang)
和尚
Guilin (Zhuyuan)
和尚
Lingchuan (Tanxia)
和尚
Wu
Shanghai
和尚
Shanghai (Songjiang)
和尚
Shanghai (Jiading)
和尚
Shanghai (Chongming)
和尚
Suzhou
和尚
Danyang
和尚
Hangzhou
和尚
Ningbo
和尚
Wenzhou
和尚
Jinhua
和尚
Xiang
Changsha
和尚
Loudi
齋公
Quanzhou
和尚
Guanyang (Wenshi)
和尚
Compounds
References
Japanese
Shinjitai
僧
Kyūjitai [ 1]
僧 僧
or僧 +︀
?
僧󠄁 僧 +󠄁
? (Adobe-Japan1 )
僧󠄅 僧 +󠄅
? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Glyph origin
Japanese shinjitai form: 僧 (曾 → 曽 ).
Kanji
僧
(Jōyō kanji , shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 僧 )
Buddhist priest
monk
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
Clipping of 僧伽 ( sōgya ) , borrowed from Sanskrit संघ ( saṃgha ) .[ 2]
Pronunciation
Noun
僧( そう ) • (sō )
a (Buddhist) priest , bonze
References
^ “僧 ”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia ] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation , 2015–2024
↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011 ), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten ] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 僧 (MC song ).
Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun , 1448
스ᇰ (Yale : sùng )
Middle Korean
Text
Eumhun
Gloss (hun )
Reading
Hunmong Jahoe , 1527
쥬ᇰ〯 (Yale : cywǔng )
스ᇰ (Yale : sùng )
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
僧 (eumhun 중 승 ( jung seung ) )
hanja form? of 승 ( “ a Buddhist monk ” )
Compounds
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Vietnamese
Han character
僧 : Hán Việt readings: tăng (蘇 ( tô ) 增 ( tăng ) 切 ( thiết ) )
( Buddhism ) priest , bonze