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Translingual
Han character
幢 (Kangxi radical 50, 巾+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中月卜廿土 (LBYTG), four-corner 40214, composition ⿰巾童)
- carriage curtain
- sun screen
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 337, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9087
- Dae Jaweon: page 643, character 25
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 755, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5E62
Chinese
Pronunciation 1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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幢
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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chuáng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ dræwng ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁroŋ/
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English
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a kind of flag
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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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幢
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Reading #
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1/2
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No.
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17422
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Phonetic component
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重
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Rime group
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東
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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幢
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Old Chinese
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/*rdoːŋ/
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Notes
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見韓非子
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Definitions
幢
- (obsolete) wooden support pole (particularly a wooden tentpole, flagpole, or umbrella shaft)
- tent
- flag; banner
- umbrella
- (Buddhism) stone pillar inscribed with religious writings
- wavering (in the manner of a shadow)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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幢
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Reading #
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2/2
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No.
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17429
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Phonetic component
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重
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Rime group
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東
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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䡴
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Old Chinese
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/*rdoːŋs/
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Notes
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見方言
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Definitions
幢
- Classifier for buildings.
Synonyms
See also
References
Japanese
Kanji
幢
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Compounds
Korean
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
幢 • (dang) (hangeul 당, revised dang, McCune–Reischauer tang)
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Vietnamese
Han character
幢: Hán Nôm readings: choàng
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