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Translingual
Han character
藤 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸 +15, 19 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean , 18 strokes in mainland China and Japanese , cangjie input 廿月火水 (TBFE ), four-corner 44232 , composition ⿱艹 滕 )
rattan , cane
wisteria (flora )
creeper plant
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1065 , character 46
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32340
Dae Jaweon: page 1531, character 5
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3321, character 5
Unihan data for U+85E4
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
黱
*l'ɯːs
朕
*l'ɯmʔ
鰧
*l'ɯmʔ, *l'ɯːŋ
螣
*l'ɯmʔ, *l'ɯːŋ, *l'ɯːɡ
栚
*l'ɯmʔ
眹
*l'ɯnʔ
騰
*l'ɯːŋ
滕
*l'ɯːŋ
縢
*l'ɯːŋ
儯
*l'ɯːŋ
幐
*l'ɯːŋ, *l'ɯːŋs
藤
*l'ɯːŋ
謄
*l'ɯːŋ
膡
*l'ɯːŋ, *hljɯŋs, *lɯŋs
籐
*l'ɯːŋ
勝
*hljɯŋ, *hljɯŋs
蕂
*hljɯŋs
榺
*hljɯŋs
塍
*ɦljɯŋ
媵
*ljɯŋs, *lɯŋs
賸
*ɦljɯŋs, *lɯŋs
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *l'ɯːŋ ) : semantic 艸 ( “ grass ” ) + phonetic 滕 ( OC *l'ɯːŋ) – a type of plant.
Pronunciation
Note :
tîn - vernacular;
têng - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
藤
Reading #
1/1
No.
17121
Phonetic component
朕
Rime group
蒸
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
騰
Old Chinese
/*l'ɯːŋ/
Definitions
藤
vine
cane ; rattan
a surname : Teng
Compounds
Japanese
Shinjitai
藤
Kyūjitai [ 1] [ 2]
藤󠄃 藤 +󠄃
? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
藤󠄇 藤 +󠄇
? (Hanyo-Denshi)
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Kanji
藤
(Jōyō kanji )
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
藤 ( fuji ) : Japanese wisteria trees near Daizen-ji Temple in Murayama, Fukushima
⟨pudi⟩ → */puⁿdi/ → /ɸud͡ʑi/ → /ɸuʑi/
From Old Japanese 藤 ( pudi ) , from Proto-Japonic *punti .
Pronunciation
Noun
藤( ふじ ) or 藤( フジ ) • (fuji ) ←ふぢ ( fudi ) or フヂ ( fudi ) ?
a wisteria , especially the Japanese wisteria , Wisteria floribunda
Short for 藤色 ( fujiiro ) : a light lavender color , akin to wisteria flowers
a type of 襲の色目 ( kasane no irome , “ garment -layering color combination ” ) of light purple over blue
a 家紋 ( kamon , “ family crest ” ) with designs of Japanese wisteria flowers, leaves , and/or branches
( card games ) the suit of Japanese wisteria in a hanafuda deck , representing the month of April
Coordinate terms: 松 , 梅 , 桜 , 藤 , 菖蒲 , 牡丹 , 萩 , 芒 , 菊 , 紅葉 , 柳 , 桐
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana , especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as フジ .
Derived terms
Idioms
Proper noun
藤( ふじ ) • (Fuji ) ←ふぢ ( Fudi ) ?
a female given name
a surname
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 藤 (MC dong ).
Affix
藤( とう ) • (tō )
wisteria
creeper ( plant grown by creeping )
Short for 藤原 ( Fujiwara ) : Fujiwara clan
Derived terms
Proper noun
藤( とう ) • (Tō )
a surname
Etymology 3
Possibly from 桂 ( katsura , “ katsura tree , Cercidiphyllum japonicum ” ) .
Proper noun
藤( かつら ) • (Katsura )
a female given name
References
^ Haga, Gōtarō (1914 ) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō : Kōbunsha, →DOI , page 1864 (paper), page 984 (digital)
^ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927 ), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Ōsaka : Shōundō, →DOI , page 1057 (paper), page 541 (digital)
^ Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 藤 (MC dong ). Recorded as Middle Korean 드ᇰ ( tung ) (Yale : tung ) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회 ), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
藤 (eumhun 등나무 등 ( deungnamu deung ) )
hanja form? of 등 ( “ wisteria ” )
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 .
Old Japanese
Etymology
From Proto-Japonic *punti .
Noun
藤 (pudi ) (kana ふぢ )
a wisteria , especially the Japanese wisteria , Wisteria floribunda
c. 759 , Man’yōshū , book 19, poem 4201 :伊佐左可 爾念而來之乎多祜乃浦 爾開流 藤 見而一夜 可經isasaka ni omopi1 te ko2 si wo Tako1 -no2 -ura ni sake1 ru pudi mi1 te pi1 to2 yo1 pe2 nu be2 si A little thought came from seeing those blooming wisterias at the bay of Tako ... I'll pass by here for one night.
Derived terms
Derived terms
藤衣 ( pudigo2 ro2 mo )
藤白 ( Pudisiro1 )
藤浪 ( pudinami1 )
藤の花 ( pudi no2 pana )
藤袴 ( pudibakama )
藤原 ( Pudipara )
藤江の浦 ( Pudiye-no2 -ura )
藤井 ( Pudiwi )
藤井の浦 ( Pudiwi-no2 -ura )
Descendants
Vietnamese
Han character
藤 : Hán Nôm readings: đằng
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