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Translingual
Han character
應 (Kangxi radical 61, 心 +13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 戈人土心 (IOGP ) or 戈土心 (IGP ), four-corner 00231 , composition ⿸䧹 心 )
Derived characters
Additional Derived Characters
𡄖 , 𡾶 , 𪯂 , 𭺓 , 𥌾 , 𥗡 , 𧕄 , 𮫪 , 𪈠 , 𧃽 , 𰅚
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 405 , character 21
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11330
Dae Jaweon: page 746, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2359, character 3
Unihan data for U+61C9
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
應
*qɯŋ, *qɯŋs
鷹
*qɯŋ
膺
*qɯŋ
譍
*qɯŋs
噟
*qɯŋs
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *qɯŋ, *qɯŋs ): phonetic 䧹 ( OC *qɯŋ ) + semantic 心 ( “ heart ” ) .
Etymology
Related to 膺 (OC *qɯŋ , “breastplate; to oppose”); see there for more (STEDT).
Pronunciation 1
Note :
êng3 - literary;
ing3 - vernacular.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
應
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
yīng
Middle Chinese
‹ ʔing ›
Old Chinese
/*(r)əŋ/
English
ought
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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
應
Reading #
1/2
No.
15346
Phonetic component
鷹
Rime group
蒸
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
膺
Old Chinese
/*qɯŋ/
Definitions
應
should ; ought to
應 得/ 应 得 ― yīng dé ― due; well deserved
理應 如此 / 理应 如此 ― lǐyīng rúcǐ ― it should be this way
如 遇 此 類 情況 ,應 予以 拒絕 。 如 遇 此 类 情况 ,应 予以 拒绝 。 Rú yù cǐ lèi qíngkuàng, yīng yǔyǐ jùjué. If you encounter this type of situation, you should reject it.
to consent to; to agree
( literary ) perhaps ; maybe
Synonyms
合該 / 合该 ( Taiwanese Hokkien ) 在得 ( zai4 de6 ) ( Xiang ) 好通 ( Zhangzhou Hokkien ) 宜 ( yí ) 徑須 / 径须 ( jìngxū ) ( literary ) 應當 / 应当 ( yīngdāng ) 應該 / 应该 ( yīnggāi ) 會 / 会 ( literary ) 會須 / 会须 ( huìxū ) ( literary ) 理合 ( lǐhé ) ( literary ) 理應 / 理应 ( lǐyīng ) 理當 / 理当 ( lǐdāng ) 當 / 当 ( literary ) 直須 / 直须 ( zhíxū ) ( literary ) 相應 / 相应 ( xiāngyīng ) ( archaic ) 該 / 该 ( gāi ) 該當 / 该当 ( gāidāng )
允諾 / 允诺 ( yǔnnuò ) 同意 ( tóngyì ) 壋頭 / 垱头 ( Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative ) 批准 ( pīzhǔn ) 承認 / 承认 ( chéngrèn ) 擁護 / 拥护 ( yōnghù ) 答應 / 答应 ( dāyìng ) 認可 / 认可 ( rènkě ) 認同 / 认同 ( rèntóng ) 贊同 / 赞同 ( zàntóng ) 贊成 / 赞成 ( zànchéng ) 附合 ( fùhé ) ( literary, to echo ) 附和 ( fùhè ) ( to echo ) 附議 / 附议 ( fùyì ) 首肯 ( shǒukěn ) ( literary ) 點頭 / 点头 ( diǎntóu ) ( figurative )
Antonyms
( antonym(s) of “ to consent ” ) :
回絕 / 回绝 ( huíjué ) 屏絕 / 屏绝 ( bǐngjué ) 拒 ( jù ) ( formal, or in compounds ) 拒絕 / 拒绝 ( jùjué ) 摒絕 / 摒绝 ( bìngjué )
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Note :
en - colloquial ("to reply");
yin - literary ("to agree, to handle");
yín - colloquial ("to promise").
Eastern Min
Puxian Min
Southern Min
(Hokkien )
Pe̍h-ōe-jī : ìn / èng / eng
Tâi-lô : ìn / ìng / eng
Phofsit Daibuun : ixn, exng, efng
IPA (Xiamen ) : /in²¹/ , /iɪŋ²¹/ , /iɪŋ⁴⁴/
IPA (Quanzhou ) : /in⁴¹/ , /iɪŋ⁴¹/ , /iɪŋ³³/
IPA (Zhangzhou ) : /in²¹/ , /iɪŋ²¹/ , /iɪŋ⁴⁴/
IPA (Taipei ) : /in¹¹/ , /iɪŋ¹¹/ , /iɪŋ⁴⁴/
IPA (Kaohsiung ) : /in²¹/ , /iɪŋ²¹/ , /iɪŋ⁴⁴/
Note :
ìn - vernacular;
èng - literary;
eng - surname.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
應
Reading #
2/2
No.
15349
Phonetic component
鷹
Rime group
蒸
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
應
Old Chinese
/*qɯŋs/
Definitions
應
to answer ; to reply
回應 / 回应 ― huíyìng ― to respond
十問九唔應 / 十问九唔应 ― sap6 man6 gau2 m4 jing3 ― to be not responsive
老子 漠然 不 應 。 老子 漠然 不 应 。 From: Zhuangzi , circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE Lǎozǐ mòrán bù yìng . Laozi looked indifferent, and gave him no answer.
to permit ; to promise
有求必應 / 有求必应 ― yǒuqiúbìyìng ― to grant whatever is requested
to agree ; to echo ; to go along with
to handle ; to deal with
應 急/ 应 急 ― yìng jí ― to deal with an emergency
樞 始 得 其 環中 ,以 應 無窮 。 枢 始 得 其 环中 ,以 应 无穷 。 From: Zhuangzi , circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE Shū shǐ dé qí huánzhōng, yǐ yìng wúqióng. As soon as one finds this pivot, he stands in the centre of the ring (of thought), where he can respond without end to the changing views.
( of words , etc. ) to come true ; to be confirmed
應 驗/ 应 验 ― yìng yàn ― to be confirmed
to suit ; to fit
應 時/ 应 时 ― yìng shí ― seasonable
to accept
應 約/ 应 约 ― yìng yuē ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
( Cantonese ) impactful
( Cantonese ) exact
41st tetragram of the Taixuanjing ; "response " (𝌮 )
( ~縣 ) Ying County (a county of Shuozhou , Shanxi , China )
Synonyms
允諾 / 允诺 ( yǔnnuò ) 應承 / 应承 ( yìngchéng ) 應許 / 应许 ( yīngxǔ ) 應諾 / 应诺 ( yìngnuò ) ( literary ) 承允 ( chéngyǔn ) 承應 / 承应 ( chéngyìng ) 承當 / 承当 ( chéngdāng ) ( regional ) 承諾 / 承诺 ( chéngnuò ) 接應 / 接应 ( zie6 in4 ) ( Xiang ) 然諾 / 然诺 ( ránnuò ) 答應 / 答应 ( dāyìng ) 許諾 / 许诺 ( xǔnuò )
( to come true ) : 應驗 / 应验 (yìngyàn )
Descendants
Others :
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
應
a surname
Descendants
References
Japanese
Kanji
應
(Jinmeiyō kanji , kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 応 )
Kyūjitai form of 応
Readings
Go-on : おう ( ō ) ←おう ( ou , historical )
Kan-on : よう ( yō ) ←よう ( you , historical )
Kun : こたえる ( kota eru , 應える ) ←こたへる ( kota feru , 應へる , historical ) 、いらえる ( ira eru , 應える ) ←いらへる ( ira feru , 應へる , historical ) 、あたる ( ata ru , 應る ) 、まさに ( masa ni , 應に )
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 應 – see the following entry.
(This term, 應 , is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
Korean
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 應 (MC 'ingH ).
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource
應 (eumhun 응할 응 ( eunghal eung ) )
hanja form? of 응 ( “ to answer ; to respond ” )
Compounds
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 應 (MC 'ing ).
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
應 (eumhun 응당 (應當 ) 응 )
hanja form? of 응 ( “ should ; ought to ” )
Compounds
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
應 : Hán Nôm readings: ứng , ưng , ừng
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