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Translingual
Han character
唐 (Kangxi radical 30, 口 +7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 戈中口 (ILR ), four-corner 00267 , composition ⿸广 ⿱肀 口 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 192 , character 12
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3709
Dae Jaweon: page 411, character 20
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 633, character 5
Unihan data for U+5510
Bailang
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mraŋ . Compare Burmese မြင် ( mrang , “ to see ” ) .
Verb
唐 (*lˤɑŋ )
to see
References
Hill, Nathan W. (2017 ) “Songs of the Bailang: A New Transcription with Etymological Commentary”, in Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient , volume 103 , pages 386—429
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
唐
*ɡl'aːŋ
煻
*l'aːŋ
糖
*l'aːŋ
搪
*l'aːŋ
蓎
*l'aːŋ
瑭
*l'aːŋ
餹
*l'aːŋ
篖
*l'aːŋ
螗
*l'aːŋ
塘
*l'aːŋ
鶶
*l'aːŋ
赯
*l'aːŋ
磄
*l'aːŋ
溏
*l'aːŋ
傏
*l'aːŋ
鎕
*l'aːŋ
榶
*l'aːŋ
嵣
*l'aːŋʔ, *l'aːŋs
庚
*kraːŋ
賡
*kraːŋ
鹒
*kraːŋ
康
*kʰlaːŋ
穅
*kʰlaːŋ
糠
*kʰlaːŋ
槺
*kʰlaːŋ
漮
*kʰlaːŋ
躿
*kʰlaːŋ
慷
*kʰlaːŋʔ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *ɡl'aːŋ ) : phonetic 庚 ( OC *kraːŋ) + semantic 口 ( “ mouth ” ) – to exaggerate, to boast. 唐 and 庚 were near-homophones in Old Chinese. The phonetic component on top 庚 today appears slightly contracted (the bottom part 人 is missing).
Etymology
Either related to 途 (OC *l'aː ) (Wang, 1982) or from Austroasiatic , compare Proto-Austroasiatic *glɔːŋ , whence Mon ဂၠံၚ် , Kensiu gəlɔŋ , Kuy khlù:aŋ (Schuessler, 2007 ).
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : táng (tang2 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄊㄤˊ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : tang2
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : tong4
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : hong3
Gan (Wiktionary ) : tong2
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : thòng
(Hailu , HRS ) : tong
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : tong2
Jin (Wiktionary ) : ton1
Northern Min (KCR ) : dǒ̤ng
Eastern Min (BUC ) : dòng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): dung2 / dng2 / dorng2
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : tn̂g / tông / thâng
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : deng5 / tang5
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 6 daon
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : dan2
Note :
dung2/dng2 - vernacular (less commonly used in surname);
dorng2 - literary.
Note :
Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Zhangzhou, Taiwan:
tn̂g - vernacular (incl. surname);
tông - literary.
Note :
deng5 - vernacular (more commonly used in surname);
tang5 - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
唐
唐
唐
Reading #
1/3
2/3
3/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
tāng
táng
táng
Middle Chinese
‹ thang ›
‹ dang ›
‹ dang ›
Old Chinese
/*r̥ˁaŋ/
/*rˁaŋ/
/*.rˁaŋ/
English
name of first Shang ruler
exaggerate; great
棠棣 cherry tree
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
唐
Reading #
1/1
No.
3959
Phonetic component
庚
Rime group
陽
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
唐
Old Chinese
/*ɡl'aːŋ/
Definitions
唐
Used in 荒唐 (huāngtáng ).; to exaggerate ; to boast
( literary ) exaggerative ; boastful
( obsolete ) vast ; wide ; extensive
( obsolete ) road inside temple
( literary ) in vain ; to no avail
50th tetragram of the Taixuanjing ; "vastness , emptiness , pointlessness " (𝌷 )
( ~朝 ) Tang Dynasty (618–907)
唐 詩/ 唐 诗 ― táng shī ― Tang poetry
Later Tang (923–937), the second of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Synonym: 後唐 / 后唐 ( Hòutáng )
Southern Tang (937–976), a state in Southern China that existed during Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Synonym: 南唐 ( Nántáng )
Tang, a legendary ancient Chinese dynasty established by Emperor Yao
Synonym: 陶唐
( figurative ) China
唐 人 ― táng rén ― Chinese person
( obsolete ) (alt. form 蓎 ) dodder (Cuscuta chinensis )
( ~縣 ) Tang county (a county of Baoding , Hebei , China )
( ~郡 ) Down (a county of Northern Ireland , United Kingdom )
a surname
唐 君 毅 ― Táng Jūnyì ― Tang Chun-i (20th-century Chinese philosopher)
See also
Dynasties (朝代 ) in Chinese history
Name
Time period
Divisions
Xia 夏 (~朝 , ~代 )
2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang 商 (~朝 , ~代 ) 殷 (~朝 , ~代 )
1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou 周 (~朝 , ~代 )
1046 – 256 BCE
Western Zhou 西周
Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周
Spring and Autumn period 春秋
Warring States period 戰國 / 战国
Qin 秦 (~朝 , ~代 )
221 – 206 BCE
Han 漢 / 汉 (~朝 , ~代 )
206 BCE – 220 C.E.
Western Han 西漢 / 西汉
Xin 新 (~朝 )
Eastern Han 東漢 / 东汉
Three Kingdoms 三國 / 三国
220 – 280 C.E.
Wei 魏
Shu Han 蜀漢 / 蜀汉
Wu 吳 / 吴
Jin 晉 / 晋 (~朝 , ~代 )
265 – 420 C.E.
Western Jin 西晉 / 西晋
Eastern Jin 東晉 / 东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝
420 – 589 C.E.
Northern dynasties 北朝
Northern Wei 北魏
Western Wei 西魏
Eastern Wei 東魏 / 东魏
Northern Zhou 北周
Northern Qi 北齊 / 北齐
Southern dynasties 南朝
Liu Song 劉宋 / 刘宋
Southern Qi 南齊 / 南齐
Liang 梁 (~朝 , ~代 )
Chen 陳 / 陈 (~朝 , ~代 )
Sui 隋 (~朝 , ~代 )
581 – 618 C.E.
Tang 唐 (~朝 , ~代 )
618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 / 五代十国
907 – 960 C.E.
Liao 遼 / 辽 (~朝 , ~代 )
907 – 1125 C.E.
Song 宋 (~朝 , ~代 )
960 – 1279 C.E.
Northern Song 北宋
Southern Song 南宋
Western Xia 西夏
1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin 金 (~朝 , ~代 )
1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao 西遼 / 西辽
1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan 元 (~朝 , ~代 )
1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming 明 (~朝 , ~代 )
1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing 清 (~朝 , ~代 )
1636 – 1912 C.E.
Compounds
Descendants
References
Japanese
Kanji
唐
(Jōyō kanji )
Tang dynasty
China , Chinese , Sino-
foreign
baseless , bogus
abrupt , sudden
Readings
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Compounds
Etymology 1
/tau/ → /tɔː/ → /toː/
From Middle Chinese 唐 (MC dang ).
Pronunciation
Noun
唐( とう ) • (tō ) ←たう ( tau ) ?
foreign lands in general
Derived terms
Idioms
Proper noun
唐( とう ) • (Tō ) ←たう ( Tau ) ?
( historical ) name of various Chinese dynasties :
the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE )
the 後唐 ( Kōtō , “ Later Tang ” ) (923-937 CE )
the 南唐 ( Nantō , “ Southern Tang ” ) (937–976 CE )
( dated ) China in general
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From 伽羅 , a proper name from ancient Korean Peninsula.
Originally meant "China" during the Tang dynasty and "elements imported from China", then later expanded to mean "foreign lands in general" and "elements imported from foreign lands".
Pronunciation
Prefix
唐( から ) • (kara- )
element in compounds, referring to things imported from China or from other foreign lands
漢詩( からうた ) 、唐( から ) 歌( うた ) 、唐( から ) 揚( あ ) げ 、漢音( からごえ ) karauta, kara uta, kara age, karagoe Chinese-style poetry (as opposed to formal waka Japanese-style poetry), Chinese-style poetry, deep-fried chicken or fish (a style introduced by Europeans in the 1600s), "Chinese voice" → the kan'on or Chinese-derived reading for a character
Derived terms
Noun
唐( から ) • (kara )
foreign lands in general
Short for 唐織り ( karaori ) : silk fabrics imported from China ; an exquisitely -embroidered woman 's kimono ; a costume made in the karaori style used in Noh theater
Proper noun
唐( から ) • (Kara )
( formal , dated ) the name of China during the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE ).
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 唐 – see the following entry.
(This term, 唐 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
References
^ Haga, Gōtarō (1914 ) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō : Kōbunsha, →DOI , page 454 (paper), page 277 (digital)
^ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927 ), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Ōsaka : Shōundō, →DOI , page 299 (paper), page 161 (digital)
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
唐 (eumhun 당나라 당 ( dangnara dang ) )
hanja form? of 당 ( “ Tang dynasty ” )
hanja form? of 당 ( “ Chinese ” )
Okinawan
Kanji
唐
(Jōyō kanji )
Readings
On (unclassified): とー ( tō )
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
唐( とー ) (Tō )
China
Derived terms
References
“とー【唐】 ” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary , 2019.
Vietnamese
Han character
唐 : Hán Nôm readings: Đường , đường , đằng , đàng , giềng
Tang dynasty
Chinese