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U+542C, 听
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-542C

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified
Stroke order
7 strokes

Han character

(Kangxi radical 30, +4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口竹一中 (RHML), four-corner 62021, composition )

Derived characters

Related characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 178, character 16
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3352
  • Dae Jaweon: page 396, character 2
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 591, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+542C

Chinese

Etymology 1

Glyph origin

From 𠯸 (phonetic (tīng)).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to listen; to hear; to listen to; to obey; to heed; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of ).
Notes:

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *ŋɡrɯnʔ, *ŋɡɯnʔ) : semantic (mouth) + phonetic (OC *kɯn, *kɯns).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (31) (31)
Final () (43) (57)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter ngjinX ngj+nX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋiɪnX/ /ŋɨnX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋinX/ /ŋɨnX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋjenX/ /ŋiənX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋinX/ /ŋɨnX/
Li
Rong
/ŋiĕnX/ /ŋiənX/
Wang
Li
/ŋĭĕnX/ /ŋĭənX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ŋi̯ĕnX/ /ŋi̯ənX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yǐn yǐn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ngan5 ngan5
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 6647 6664
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ŋɡrɯnʔ/ /*ŋɡɯnʔ/

Definitions

  1. laughing; smiling
  2. having a big mouth

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. laughter (from 笑う)
  2. pound sterling, pound

Readings

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
わらう
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Derivation of the verb 笑う (warau, to laugh; to smile).

Noun

(わらう) (warau

  1. (literary) laughter

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ぽんど
Hyōgaiji
(ateji)
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
ポンド
pound (various national former/current currency)
pound (unit of weight)
Alternative spellings
, 封度, 英斤, 英听
(This term, , is an alternative spelling (obsolete) of the above term.)