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Translingual
Han character
孕 (Kangxi radical 39, 子+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 弓尸弓木 (NSND), four-corner 17407, composition ⿱乃子)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 277, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6938
- Dae Jaweon: page 545, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1009, character 5
- Unihan data for U+5B55
Chinese
Glyph origin
Pictogram (象形) – a pregnant woman with a fetus.
Etymology
Compare 盈 (OC *leŋ, “to fill; full, surplus”) (STEDT).
Pronunciation
Note:
- īn/ūn - vernacular;
- ēng - literary.
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: rêng6 / hêng6 / uêng6 / hung7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jĕng / hĕng / uĕng / hūng
- Sinological IPA (key): /d͡zeŋ³⁵/, /heŋ³⁵/, /ueŋ³⁵/, /huŋ¹¹/
Note:
- rêng6/hêng6/uêng6 - literary:
- rêng6 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Chenghai;
- hêng6 - Chaozhou;
- uêng6 - Jieyang, Chaoyang.
- hung7 - vernacular.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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孕
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yùn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ yingH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*lŋ-s/
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English
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pregnant
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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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孕
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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16475
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Phonetic component
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孕
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Rime group
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蒸
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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孕
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Old Chinese
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/*lɯŋs/
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Definitions
孕
- to be pregnant
- foetus
- to contain
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於是乎孕大含深,貫微洞密,上下通而一氣泰,憂樂合而百志熙。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
于是乎孕大含深,贯微洞密,上下通而一气泰,忧乐合而百志熙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- Yúshìhū yùn dà hán shēn, guàn wēi dòng mì, shàng xià tōng ér yī qì tài, yōu yuè hé ér bǎi zhì xī.
- Therefore, it contains great and profound ; it penetrates the minute and pierces the hidden; the emperor and his subjects communicate unobstructed and the qi of the world is peaceful; people unite in sorrow and joy, and all their feelings are harmonious.
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
孕
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
孕 • (ing) (hangeul 잉, revised ing, McCune–Reischauer ing)
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Vietnamese
Han character
孕: Hán Nôm readings: dựng, dằng, dửng, rặng, nững, dững
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