Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
膀. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
膀, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
膀 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
膀 you have here. The definition of the word
膀 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
膀, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Translingual
Han character
膀 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 月卜月尸 (BYBS), four-corner 70227, composition ⿰⺼旁)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 990, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29748
- Dae Jaweon: page 1443, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2104, character 3
- Unihan data for U+8180
Chinese
Glyph origin
|
Old Chinese
|
縍
|
*paːŋ
|
榜
|
*paːŋʔ, *praːŋs, *braːŋ
|
蒡
|
*paːŋʔ, *braːŋ
|
牓
|
*paːŋʔ
|
螃
|
*paːŋʔ, *paːŋs, *baːŋ
|
搒
|
*paːŋs, *braːŋ
|
舫
|
*paːŋs, *paŋs
|
謗
|
*paːŋs
|
雱
|
*pʰaːŋ
|
磅
|
*pʰaːŋ, *pʰraːŋ
|
霶
|
*pʰaːŋ
|
滂
|
*pʰaːŋ
|
鎊
|
*pʰaːŋ
|
髈
|
*pʰaːŋʔ, *baːŋ
|
彷
|
*baːŋ, *pʰaŋʔ
|
趽
|
*baːŋ, *paŋ, *paŋs
|
房
|
*baːŋ, *baŋ
|
篣
|
*baːŋ, *braːŋ
|
騯
|
*baːŋ, *praːŋ, *braːŋ
|
傍
|
*baːŋ, *baːŋs
|
膀
|
*baːŋ
|
旁
|
*baːŋ
|
徬
|
*baːŋs
|
閍
|
*praːŋ
|
祊
|
*praːŋ
|
嗙
|
*praːŋ
|
方
|
*paŋ, *baŋ
|
汸
|
*paŋ
|
坊
|
*paŋ, *baŋ
|
邡
|
*paŋ, *pʰaŋs
|
枋
|
*paŋ
|
鈁
|
*paŋ
|
蚄
|
*paŋ
|
肪
|
*paŋ, *baŋ
|
鴋
|
*paŋ, *baŋ
|
牥
|
*paŋ
|
昉
|
*paŋʔ
|
瓬
|
*paŋʔ
|
放
|
*paŋʔ, *paŋs
|
倣
|
*paŋʔ
|
芳
|
*pʰaŋ
|
淓
|
*pʰaŋ
|
妨
|
*pʰaŋ, *pʰaŋs
|
紡
|
*pʰaŋʔ
|
仿
|
*pʰaŋʔ
|
髣
|
*pʰaŋʔ
|
鶭
|
*pʰaŋʔ
|
訪
|
*pʰaŋs
|
防
|
*baŋ, *baŋs
|
魴
|
*baŋ
|
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *baːŋ) : semantic 肉 (“meat; flesh”) + phonetic 旁 (OC *baːŋ).
Etymology 1
Probably cognate with 膊 (Schuessler, 2007).
Alternatively, it may be related to etymology 3 since the shoulders are on two sides (Liu, 1999).
Pronunciation
Definitions
膀
- upper arm; shoulder
- wing
Compounds
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to PTB *(b/p)wa(ŋ/k)?”)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Yilan, Tainan, Magong, Taichung)
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Wu
Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
Character
|
膀
|
Reading #
|
1/1
|
No.
|
3006
|
Phonetic component
|
方
|
Rime group
|
陽
|
Rime subdivision
|
0
|
Corresponding MC rime
|
傍
|
Old Chinese
|
/*baːŋ/
|
Definitions
膀
- Only used in 膀胱 (pángguāng).
Compounds
- 膀胱 (pángguāng)
- 膀胱炎 (pángguāngyán)
- 膀胱癌 (pángguāng'ái)
- 膀胱鏡/膀胱镜 (pángguāngjìng)
Etymology 3
Cognate with 旁 (OC *baːŋ, “side”) (Liu, 1999).
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
Character
|
膀
|
Reading #
|
1/1
|
No.
|
3006
|
Phonetic component
|
方
|
Rime group
|
陽
|
Rime subdivision
|
0
|
Corresponding MC rime
|
傍
|
Old Chinese
|
/*baːŋ/
|
Definitions
膀
- † flank; side of one's torso
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Definitions
膀
- (chiefly Mandarin, colloquial) swollen; puffed
那個人臉都膀了。 [MSC, trad.]
那个人脸都膀了。 [MSC, simp.]- Nèi ge rén liǎn dōu pāng le.
- That person's face is swollen.
Compounds
Etymology 5
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to etymology 1?”)
Pronunciation
Definitions
膀
- Only used in 吊膀子 (diào bàngzi) and 膀子吊.
References
Japanese
Kanji
膀
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}
.
Readings
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 膀 (MC bang). Recorded as Middle Korean 바ᇰ (pang) (Yale: pang) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
膀 (eumhun 오줌통 방 (ojumtong bang))
- Hanja form? of 방 (“bladder”).
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.