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Translingual
Han character
芒 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 廿卜女 (TYV), four-corner 44710, composition ⿱艹亡)
Derived characters
- 恾, 硭, 鋩/铓, 㟐, 䅒, 𠉋, 𠴏, 𢂾, 𣒣, 𤞽, 𥇀, 𥭶, 𦀴, 𦛿, 𧋽, 𧨔, 𩓜, 𩛲/𬲹, 𩷶, 𫼳, 𤶼, 𦮋, 𬕼, 𡙧
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1018, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30682
- Dae Jaweon: page 1476, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3176, character 3
- Unihan data for U+8292
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 忙
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*maːŋ
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| 芒
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*maːŋ, *maŋ
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| 茫
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*maːŋ
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| 恾
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*maːŋ
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| 吂
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*maːŋ, *maːŋs
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| 汒
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*maːŋ, *maŋs
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| 朚
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*maːŋ, *hmaːŋ, *maŋ, *mraːŋ, *mraːŋs
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| 邙
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*maːŋ, *maŋ
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| 杗
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*maːŋ, *maŋ
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| 荒
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*hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋs
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| 肓
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*hmaːŋ
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| 衁
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*hmaːŋ
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| 巟
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*hmaːŋ
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| 詤
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*hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋʔ, *hmaŋʔ
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| 慌
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*hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋʔ
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| 謊
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*hmaːŋʔ
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| 喪
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*smaːŋs, *smaːŋ
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| 亡
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*maŋ
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| 望
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*maŋ, *maŋs
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| 莣
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*maŋ
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| 朢
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*maŋ, *maŋs
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| 鋩
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*maŋ
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| 硭
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*maŋ
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| 忘
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*maŋ, *maŋs
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| 网
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*mlaŋʔ
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| 罔
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*mlaŋʔ
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| 蛧
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*maŋʔ
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| 網
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*mlaŋʔ
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| 輞
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*maŋʔ
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| 棢
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*maŋʔ
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| 惘
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*maŋʔ
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| 菵
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*maŋʔ
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| 誷
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*maŋʔ
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| 魍
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*maŋʔ
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| 妄
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*maŋs
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| 盲
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*mraːŋ
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| 蝱
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*mraːŋ
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| 虻
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*mraːŋ
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| 氓
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*mraːŋ
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| 甿
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*mraːŋ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *maːŋ, *maŋ) : semantic 艹 (“grass”) + phonetic 亡 (OC *maŋ).
Etymology 1
Unclear. Schuessler (2007) lists two possible comparanda:
Pronunciation
Note:
- mè̤ng - vernacular;
- mòng - literary.
Note:
- bông, bâng - literary;
- mî/mêe/mê - vernacular.
Note:
- mang5 - literary;
- mên5 - vernacular.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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芒
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| Reading #
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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máng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ mang ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*mˁaŋ/
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| English
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awn, beard of grain
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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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芒
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芒
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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12640
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12663
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Phonetic
component
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亡
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亡
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Rime
group
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陽
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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茫
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亡
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Old
Chinese
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/*maːŋ/
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/*maŋ/
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Definitions
芒
- (～草) Miscanthus sinensis
- (～屬) Miscanthus
- 尼泊爾芒／尼泊尔芒 ― níbó'ěrmáng ― Miscanthus nepalensis
- awn
- 針尖對麥芒／针尖对麦芒 ― zhēn jiān duì màimáng ― lit. "needle's point versus awn of wheat"; fig. "(of two equally strong sides) sharply opposed to each other, neither making any concessions"
- alt. forms: 𪌁
- edge of a knife
- 鋒芒／锋芒 ― fēngmáng ― cutting edge
- ray; beam (of light)
- Alternative form of 茫 (máng, “indistinct”)
- Alternative form of 忙 (máng, “hurried”)
- (obsolete, alt. form 邙) Short for 北邙山 (Běimángshān).
- a surname
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
芒
- Short for 芒果 (mángguǒ, “mango”).
Compounds
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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芒
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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12640
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Phonetic
component
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亡
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Rime
group
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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茫
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Old
Chinese
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/*maːŋ/
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Definitions
芒
- a surname
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Definitions
芒
- (Chinese mythology) Mang of Xia (ninth king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty)
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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芒
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| Reading #
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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huǎng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ xwangX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*m̥ˁaŋʔ/
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| English
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obscure, confused
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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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Definitions
芒
- Alternative form of 恍 (huǎng, “indistinct; confused”)
Compounds
- 芒忽 (huǎnghū)
- 芒惚 (huǎnghū)
- 芒芴 (huǎnghū)
- 芴芒 (hūhuǎng)
References
Japanese
Kanji
芒
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- (botany) awn
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of 芒 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 芒, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 芒 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 芒, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Korean
Hanja
芒 • (mang) (hangeul 망, revised mang, McCune–Reischauer mang, Yale mang)
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Vietnamese
Han character
芒: Hán Nôm readings: mang, man, mường, màng, mưng, vong
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