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Translingual
Han character
征 (Kangxi radical 60, 彳+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 竹人一卜一 (HOMYM), four-corner 21211, composition ⿰彳正)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 365, character 37
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10077
- Dae Jaweon: page 686, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 815, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5F81
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 綻
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*rdeːns
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| 淀
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*deːns
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| 靛
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*deːns
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| 症
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*tjɯŋs
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| 竀
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*rtʰeːŋ, *tʰeŋ
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| 征
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*tjeŋ
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| 怔
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*tjeŋ
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| 正
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*tjeŋ, *tjeŋs
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| 鉦
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*tjeŋ
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| 鴊
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*tjeŋ, *tjeŋs
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| 眐
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*tjeŋ
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| 佂
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*tjeŋ
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| 整
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*tjeŋʔ
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| 政
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*tjeŋs
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| 証
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*tjeŋs
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| 定
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*teːŋs, *deːŋs
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| 顁
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*teːŋs
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| 錠
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*teːŋs, *deːŋʔ, *deːŋs
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| 掟
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*deːŋs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjeŋ) : semantic 彳 + phonetic 正 (OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs, “straight”). Also ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) .
Simplified from 徵 (徵 → 正) as well as existing already as a traditional character.
Etymology 1
From 正 (OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs, “straight”); see there for more.
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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征
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zhēng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsyeng ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*teŋ/
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| English
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to correct; to go on a punitive expedition
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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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征
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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17169
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Phonetic
component
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正
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Rime
group
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耕
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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征
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Old
Chinese
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/*tjeŋ/
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| Notes
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正轉註字
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Definitions
征
- to go on a long journey
- to go on a punitive expedition; to invade; to attack; to conquer
- (go) ladder
Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 征 – see 徵 (“to convene; to assemble; to collect; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 徵). |
| Notes: |
Japanese
Kanji
征
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- subjugate
Readings
Korean
Hanja
征 (eum 정 (jeong))
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Vietnamese
Han character
征: Hán Nôm readings: chinh
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