寵

寵 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+16, 19 strokes, cangjie input 十卜月心 (JYBP), four-corner 3021₁, composition ⿱宀龍)

• 𠑙, 𰝳, 𨰧, 𡬈

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 293, character 7
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7368
• Dae Jaweon: page 579, character 27
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 957, character 19
• Unihan data for U+5BF5

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *r̥ʰoŋʔ) : semantic 宀 + phonetic 龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ)

寵

1. to spoil; to pamper; to favour

   寵物／宠物  ―  chǒngwù  ―  pet

2. ^† respect; honour; glory
3. favour; love
4. favourite

   • 線上教育，也曾經是新創公司的一時之寵。 [MSC, trad.]
     线上教育，也曾经是新创公司的一时之宠。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2016 October 9, 賴昭男, 陸新創電商死亡潮？

     Xiànshàng jiàoyù, yě céngjīng shì xīnchuàng gōngsī de yīshí zhī chǒng.

     Online education used to be a favourite of new companies at one point.

5. concubine

   • 周將軍請坐，聞你新納一寵甚美，有人要暗筭你，不可不防。 [MSC, trad.]
     周将军请坐，闻你新纳一宠甚美，有人要暗筭你，不可不防。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1743, 蔣士銓 (Jiang Shiquan), 臨川夢, 雙噬

     Zhōu jiāngjūn qǐngzuò, wén nǐ xīn nà yī chǒng shèn měi, yǒurén yào ànsuàn nǐ, bùkě bù fáng.

     Please be seated, General Zhou. I have heard that the concubine that you have taken recently is quite beautiful and that someone is plotting against you, so you must take preventive measures.

   • 拙夫意欲納寵，真是眠思夢想，已非一日，惟恐夫人見怪，不敢啟齒。 [MSC, trad.]
     拙夫意欲纳宠，真是眠思梦想，已非一日，惟恐夫人见怪，不敢启齿。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1827, 李汝珍 (Li Ruzhen), 鏡花緣 (Flowers in the Mirror), chapter 50

     Zhuōfū yìyù nàchǒng, zhēnshì miánsīmèngxiǎng, yǐ fēi yīrì, wéikǒng fūrén jiànguài, bùgǎn qǐchǐ.

     My husband desires to take a concubine, which has really bothered me in my thoughts and dreams for more than a day, but for fear that my lady would take offence, I did not dare open my mouth about this.

   • 但此時他新納的愛寵老九也就替他揮霍得可觀。 [MSC, trad.]
     但此时他新纳的爱宠老九也就替他挥霍得可观。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1933, 茅盾 (Mao Dun), 子夜 (zǐyè) (Midnight)

     Dàn cǐshí tā xīn nà de àichǒng lǎojiǔ yě jiù tì tā huīhuò de kěguān.

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

6. a surname

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 𫳭)

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• Go-on: ちゅう (chū)^{←ちゆう (tyuu, historical)}
• Kan-on: ちょう (chō)^{←ちよう (tyou, historical)}
• Kun: めぐむ (megumu, 寵む); めぐみ (megumi, 寵み)

寵 • (chong, ryong) (hangeul 총, 룡, revised chong, ryong, McCune–Reischauer ch'ong, ryong, Yale chong, lyong)

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寵: Hán Nôm readings: sủng, sũng, sổng

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