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U+962C, 阬
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-962C

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 170, +4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 弓中卜竹弓 (NLYHN), four-corner 70217, composition )

  1. pit, hole, hollow

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1346, character 14
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41566
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1848, character 15
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4117, character 17
  • Unihan data for U+962C

Chinese

Etymology 1

trad.
simp. *

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (29)
Final () (109)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () II
Fanqie
Baxter khaeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰˠæŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰᵚaŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰaŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰaɨjŋ/
Li
Rong
/kʰɐŋ/
Wang
Li
/kʰɐŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰɐŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
kēng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
hang1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2
No. 7398
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʰraːŋ/

Definitions

  1. (literary) Alternative form of (kēng, pit; hole)
  2. (literary) Alternative form of (kēng, gully)
  3. (literary) Alternative form of (kēng, to bury alive)
  4. a surname

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2
Initial () (29)
Final () (101)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () I
Fanqie
Baxter khangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰɑŋH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰɑŋH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰɑŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰaŋH/
Li
Rong
/kʰɑŋH/
Wang
Li
/kʰɑŋH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰɑŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
kàng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
hong3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2
No. 7374
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʰaːŋs/

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of (kàng, to confront)
  2. door (Guangyun)

Compounds

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. mountain hill; ridge
  2. A place name. (Jiyun)

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. pit
  2. hole
  3. shaft

Readings

  • On (unclassified): こう ()きょう (kyō)
  • Kun: あな (ana)

Korean

Hanja

(gaeng) (hangeul , revised gaeng, McCune–Reischauer kaeng)

  1. 구덩이: pit, hole

Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: khanh

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