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Translingual
Han character
逞 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 卜口竹土 (YRHG) or 卜口一土 (YRMG), four-corner 36301, composition ⿺辶呈)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1258, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38896
- Dae Jaweon: page 1746, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3840, character 8
- Unihan data for U+901E
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 挰
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*rleːŋ
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| 鋥
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*rleːŋs
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| 逞
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*l̥ʰeŋʔ
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| 裎
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*l̥ʰeŋʔ, *rleŋ
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| 悜
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*l̥ʰeŋʔ
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| 睈
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*l̥ʰeŋʔ
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| 呈
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*rleŋ, *l'eŋs
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| 程
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*rleŋ
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| 酲
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*rleŋ
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| 珵
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*rleŋ
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| 徎
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*rleŋʔ, *l̥ʰeːŋʔ
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| 郢
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*leŋʔ
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| 浧
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*leŋʔ
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| 桯
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*l̥ʰeːŋ, *ɦleːŋ
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| 鞓
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*l̥ʰeːŋ
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| 壬
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*l̥ʰeːŋʔ, *njɯm
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| 鐵
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*l̥ʰiːɡ
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| 驖
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*l̥ʰiːɡ, *l'iːɡ
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| 戜
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*l'iːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰeŋʔ) : semantic 辶 + phonetic 呈 (OC *rleŋ, *l'eŋs).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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逞
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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chěng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ trhjengX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*reŋʔ/
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| English
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to run after; gratify one’s desire
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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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逞
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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1430
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Phonetic
component
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呈
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Rime
group
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耕
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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逞
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Old
Chinese
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/*l̥ʰeŋʔ/
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Definitions
逞
- to brag; to show off; to flaunt
- to succeed in; to achieve (something bad)
- to indulge oneself; to gratify one's desires
- (obsolete) to be satisfied; to be gratified
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
逞
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- sturdy
- brawny
- bold
Readings
Korean
Hanja
逞 • (ryeong>yeong, jeong) (hangeul 령>영, 정, revised ryeong>yeong, jeong, McCune–Reischauer ryŏng>yŏng, chŏng, Yale lyeng>yeng, ceng)
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