貢
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See also: 贡
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Translingual
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Han character
貢 (Kangxi radical 154, 貝+3, 10 strokes, cangjie input 一月山金 (MBUC) or 難一月山金 (XMBUC), four-corner 10806, composition ⿱工貝)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1205, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36665
- Dae Jaweon: page 1666, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3624, character 5
- Unihan data for U+8CA2
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 缸 | *kroːŋ, *ɡroːŋ |
| 篢 | *kluːmʔ, *koːŋ |
| 贑 | *kluːmʔ |
| 涳 | *ŋr'oːŋ, *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ |
| 江 | *kroːŋ |
| 肛 | *kroːŋ, *qʰroːŋ |
| 扛 | *kroːŋ |
| 杠 | *kroːŋ |
| 豇 | *kroːŋ |
| 茳 | *kroːŋ |
| 釭 | *kroːŋ, *koːŋ, *kuːŋ |
| 矼 | *kroːŋ |
| 玒 | *kroːŋ, *koːŋ |
| 虹 | *kroːŋs, *koːŋs, *ɡoːŋ |
| 腔 | *kʰroːŋ |
| 崆 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ |
| 羫 | *kʰroːŋ |
| 控 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋs |
| 椌 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ |
| 悾 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs |
| 跫 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoŋ, *ɡoŋ |
| 啌 | *qʰroːŋ |
| 谾 | *qʰroːŋ, *qʰoːŋ |
| 舡 | *qʰroːŋ |
| 缻 | *ɡroːŋ |
| 項 | *ɡroːŋʔ |
| 屸 | *ɡ·roːŋ |
| 功 | *koːŋ |
| 工 | *koːŋ |
| 疘 | *koːŋ |
| 魟 | *koːŋ, *qʰoːŋ, *ɡoːŋ |
| 攻 | *koːŋ, *kuːŋ |
| 愩 | *koːŋ |
| 碽 | *koːŋ |
| 貢 | *koːŋs |
| 羾 | *koːŋs |
| 空 | *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs |
| 箜 | *kʰoːŋ |
| 硿 | *kʰoːŋ |
| 埪 | *kʰoːŋ |
| 鵼 | *kʰoːŋ |
| 倥 | *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋʔ, *kʰoːŋs |
| 鞚 | *kʰoːŋs |
| 叿 | *qʰoːŋ |
| 嗊 | *qʰoːŋʔ |
| 訌 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 紅 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 仜 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 葒 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 渱 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 鴻 | *ɡoːŋ, *ɡoːŋʔ |
| 汞 | *ɡoːŋʔ |
| 澒 | *ɡoːŋʔ |
| 鞏 | *koŋʔ |
| 巩 | *koŋʔ |
| 銎 | *kʰoŋ, *qʰoŋ |
| 恐 | *kʰoŋʔ, *kʰoŋs |
| 蛩 | *ɡoŋ |
| 筇 | *ɡoŋ |
| 桏 | *ɡoŋ |
| 邛 | *ɡoŋ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *koːŋs): phonetic 工 (OC *koːŋ) + semantic 貝. However, the phonetic component indicates the concept of working and achievement (功), hence putting efforts to make any kind of contribute and/or reach an achievement.
Etymology 1
| trad. | 貢 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 贡 | |
| alternative forms | 𢀢 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gung3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kung
- Eastern Min (BUC): góng
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gòng
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gòng
- Wade–Giles: kung4
- Yale: gùng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gonq
- Palladius: гун (gun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: gung3
- Yale: gung
- Cantonese Pinyin: gung3
- Guangdong Romanization: gung3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kung
- Hakka Romanization System: gung
- Hagfa Pinyim: gung4
- Sinological IPA: /kuŋ⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: góng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kouŋ²¹³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: kuwngH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ˤom-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*koːŋs/
Definitions
貢
- to pay tribute
- tribute; gift
- (historical) to select or recommend talents for the imperial court
- (Xiamen Hokkien, historical) a kind of high-grade cloth like silk and satin
- a surname
Compounds
- 五貢 / 五贡
- 任土作貢 / 任土作贡
- 例貢 / 例贡
- 優貢 / 优贡
- 克林貢 / 克林贡 (kèlíngòng)
- 入貢 / 入贡 (rùgòng)
- 副貢 / 副贡
- 土貢 / 土贡
- 幣貢 / 币贡
- 恩貢 / 恩贡
- 拔貢 / 拔贡
- 朝貢 / 朝贡 (cháogòng)
- 歲貢 / 岁贡
- 王貢彈冠 / 王贡弹冠
- 琛貢 / 琛贡
- 知貢舉 / 知贡举
- 禹貢 / 禹贡 (Yǔ Gòng)
- 稱臣納貢 / 称臣纳贡
- 納貢 / 纳贡 (nàgòng)
- 納貢稱臣 / 纳贡称臣
- 職貢 / 职贡
- 自貢 / 自贡 (Zìgòng, “Zigong”)
- 苞茅不貢 / 苞茅不贡
- 西貢 / 西贡 (Xīgòng)
- 貢丸 / 贡丸 (gòngwán)
- 貢元 / 贡元
- 貢八 / 贡八
- 貢品 / 贡品 (gòngpǐn)
- 貢士 / 贡士 (gòngshì)
- 貢奉 / 贡奉
- 貢官 / 贡官
- 貢寮 / 贡寮 (Gòngliáo)
- 貢水 / 贡水
- 貢煙 / 贡烟
- 貢獻 / 贡献 (gòngxiàn)
- 貢生 / 贡生 (gòngshēng)
- 貢監 / 贡监
- 貢禹 / 贡禹
- 貢禹彈冠 / 贡禹弹冠
- 貢稅 / 贡税 (gòngshuì)
- 貢緞 / 贡缎
- 貢膿 / 贡脓
- 貢舉 / 贡举
- 貢菜 / 贡菜
- 貢賦 / 贡赋 (gòngfù)
- 貢院 / 贡院 (gòngyuàn)
- 賓貢 / 宾贡
- 進貢 / 进贡 (jìngòng)
- 鄉貢 / 乡贡
Etymology 2
| trad. | 貢 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 贡 | |
| alternative forms | 愩／𫺌 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: gung3
- Yale: gung
- Cantonese Pinyin: gung3
- Guangdong Romanization: gung3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
貢 (Cantonese)
Japanese
Kanji
貢
Readings
- Go-on: く (ku, Jōyō †)←く (ku, historical)
- Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)←こう (kou, historical)
- Kun: みつぐ (mitsugu, 貢ぐ, Jōyō)、みつぎ (mitsugi, 貢ぎ)
- Nanori: すすむ (susumu)、つぐ (tsugu)、みつ (mitsu)
Compounds
- 貢税 (guzei)
- 貢馬 (kume)
- 貢闈 (kōi)
- 貢院 (kōin)
- 貢煙 (kōen)
- 貢款 (kōkan)
- 貢挙 (kōkyo)
- 貢御 (kōgyo)
- 貢金 (kōkin)
- 貢計 (kōkei)
- 貢献 (kōken): contribution; to contribute
- 貢元 (kōgen)
- 貢菜 (kōsai)
- 貢士 (kōshi)
- 貢使 (kōshi)
- 貢試 (kōshi)
- 貢賜 (kōshi)
- 貢主 (kōshu)
- 貢上 (kōjō)
- 貢職 (kōshoku)
- 貢新 (kōshin)
- 貢生 (kōsei)
- 貢税 (kōzei)
- 貢籍 (kōseki)
- 貢選 (kōsen)
- 貢薦 (kōsen)
- 貢茶 (kōcha)
- 貢酎 (kōchū)
- 貢道 (kōdō)
- 貢納 (kōnō)
- 貢馬 (kōba)
- 貢篚 (kōhi)
- 貢媚 (kōbi)
- 貢賦 (kōfu)
- 貢物 (kōbutsu)
- 貢奉 (kōhō)
- 貢法 (kōhō)
- 貢墨 (kōboku)
- 貢米 (kōmai)
- 貢諛 (kōyu)
- 貢禄 (kōroku)
- 海貢 (kaikō)
- 外貢 (gaikō)
- 供貢 (kyōkō)
- 郷貢 (kyōkō)
- 歳貢 (saikō)
- 職貢 (shokkō)
- 進貢 (shinkō)
- 租貢 (sokō)
- 草貢 (sōkō)
- 朝貢 (chōkō)
- 徴貢 (chōkō)
- 調貢 (chōkō)
- 土貢 (dokō)
- 入貢 (nyūkō)
- 年貢 (nengu)
- 納貢 (nōkō)
- 篚貢 (hikō)
- 賓貢 (hinkō)
- 賦貢 (fukō)
- 聘貢 (heikō)
- 方貢 (hōkō)
- 包貢 (hōkō)
- 邦貢 (hōkō)
- 奉貢 (hōkō)
- 輸貢 (yukō)
- 来貢 (raikō)
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 貢 |
| みつぐ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
From the verb 貢ぐ (mitsugu, “to support, to finance”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- a male given name
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 貢 |
| みつぎ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
From the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 貢ぐ (mitsugu, “to support, to finance”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- a male given name
- a surname
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 貢 |
| こう Grade: S |
| kan'on |
From Middle Chinese 貢 (MC kuwngH).
Pronunciation
Noun
- tribute
- support, a contribution (such as a donation of money)
Proper noun
- a male given name
References
- 白川静 (Shirakawa Shizuka) (2014) “貢”, in 字通 (Jitsū) (in Japanese), popular edition, Tōkyō: Heibonsha, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
Vietnamese
Han character
貢: Hán Việt readings: cống
貢: Nôm readings: cóng, cống, gỏng, gúng, xống
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