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Translingual
Han character
團 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 田十戈戈 (WJII), four-corner 60343, composition ⿴囗專)
Derived characters
Descendants
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 221, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4834
- Dae Jaweon: page 452, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 725, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5718
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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竱
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*toːn, *tjonʔ
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團
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*doːn
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摶
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*doːn, *doːn, *donʔ
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篿
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*doːn, *tjon
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慱
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*doːn
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剸
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*doːn, *tjonʔ, *tjons
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鄟
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*doːn, *tjon, *djonʔ
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漙
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*doːn
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鷒
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*doːn, *tjon
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轉
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*tonʔ, *tons
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傳
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*tons, *don, *dons
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囀
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*tons
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縳
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*donʔ, *dons
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專
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*tjon
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磚
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*tjon
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甎
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*tjon
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塼
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*tjon
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嫥
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*tjon
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膞
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*tjon, *tjonʔ, *djonʔ
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鱄
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*tjon, *tjonʔ
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蓴
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*djun
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *doːn) : semantic 囗 + phonetic 專 (OC *tjon).
Pronunciation
Note:
- tuàng - literary;
- diòng - vernacular (“united; assembled; to form a circle”, e.g. 團團).
Note:
- thoân - literary;
- thn̂g/thuîⁿ/thn̍gh - vernacular (“classifier for round, lumpy, or amorphous objects”);
- tôaⁿ - vernacular.
Note:
- tuang5 - Shantou;
- tuêng5 - Chaozhou.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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團
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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tuán
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Middle Chinese
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‹ dwan ›
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Old Chinese
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/*C.ˁon/
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English
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round, plenty
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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.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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團
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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17665
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Phonetic component
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專
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Rime group
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元
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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團
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Old Chinese
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/*doːn/
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Definitions
團
- sphere; ball; circle
- 團團圍住/团团围住 ― tuántuán wéizhù ― to encircle
- 蒲團/蒲团 ― pútuán ― cushion (circular in shape)
- to roll (into a ball)
- mass; lump
- 麵團/面团 ― miàntuán ― dough
- Classifier for round, lumpy, or amorphous objects.
- 一團泥/一团泥 ― yītuán ní ― a clod; a lump of soil
- 一團和氣/一团和气 ― yītuánhéqì ― "a ball of friendly air"
- group; collective; panel; team; organization
- 選舉人團/选举人团 ― xuǎnjǔréntuán ― electoral college
- 財團/财团 ― cáituán ― financial group
- 團體/团体 ― tuántǐ ― team; collective
- 樂團/乐团 ― yuètuán ― music ensemble; orchestra
- tour group arranged by travel agency
你們這團兒都安排了什麼項目啊? [MSC, trad.]
你们这团儿都安排了什么项目啊? [MSC, simp.]- Nǐmen zhèi tuánr dōu ānpái le shénme xiàngmu a?
- What kind of programs do you provide for this tour group?
- (figurative, in compounds) tightly; completely; as an inseparable collective (suggestive of circles or tightly knit groups)
- 團結/团结 ― tuánjié ― to unite; to join each other; to stick together
- 團圓/团圆 ― tuányuán ― to reunite; to get together (with family members)
- (military) regiment; corps
- (military or paramilitary) formation; troops; armed organization
- 軍團/军团 ― jūntuán ― legion
- 團練/团练 ― tuánliàn ― militia; local paramilitary organization
- (Mainland China) Short for 共青團/共青团 (gòngqīngtuán, “Communist Youth League”).
- (graph theory) clique
Usage notes
(military): Under the National Revolutionary Army, a regiment of infantry was composed of three battalions (營) and some miscellaneous companies (連). In turn, two regiments formed a brigade (旅). Three regiments could be formed into a triangular division, where the brigade structure was absent, as a division (整編師 / 編制師).
Compounds
Descendants
Others:
References
Japanese
Kanji
團
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 団)
- association
Readings
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 團 (MC dwan).
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
團 (eumhun 둥글 단 (dunggeul dan))
- Hanja form? of 단 (“group”).
Compounds
- 단결 (團結, dan'gyeol)
- 단란 (團欒, dallan)
- 단속 (團束, dansok)
- 단원 (團圓, danwon)
- 단자 (團子, danja)
- 단장 (團長, danjang)
- 단지 (團地, danji)
- 단체 (團體, danche)
- 단합 (團合, danhap)
- 경단 (瓊團, gyeongdan)
- 공단 (公團, gongdan)
- 군단 (軍團, gundan)
- 극단 (劇團, geukdan)
- 분단 (分團, bundan)
- 사단 (師團, sadan)
- 사단 (社團, sadan)
- 악단 (樂團, akdan)
- 여단/려단 (旅團, yeodan/ryeodan)
- 의단 (疑團, uidan)
- 일단 (一團, ildan)
- 재단 (財團, jaedan)
- 집단 (集團, jipdan)
- 포단 (蒲團, podan)
- 자경단 (自警團, jagyeongdan)
- 대표단 (代表團, daepyodan)
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
團: Hán Nôm readings: đoàn
- group
- party
- corps