阬

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See also: 坑
阬 U+962C, 阬
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-962C
← 阫
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 阭 →

Translingual

Han character

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

  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. 阬
simp. 坑*

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 阬
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 溪 (29)
Final (韻) 庚 (109)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) II
Fanqie 客庚切
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 阬
Reading # 2/2
No. 7398
Phonetic
component 		亢
Rime
group 		陽
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		阬
Old
Chinese 		/*kʰraːŋ/

Definitions

阬

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

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.
 阬

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 阬
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 溪 (29)
Final (韻) 唐 (101)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 苦浪切
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 阬
Reading # 1/2
No. 7374
Phonetic
component 		亢
Rime
group 		陽
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		抗
Old
Chinese 		/*kʰaːŋs/

Definitions

阬

  1. † Alternative form of 抗 (kàng, “to confront”)
  2. ‡ door (Guangyun)

Compounds

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.
 阬

Pronunciation

Definitions

阬

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

Japanese

Kanji

阬

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. pit
  2. hole
  3. shaft

Readings

Korean

Hanja

阬 • (gaeng) (hangeul 갱, revised gaeng, McCune–Reischauer kaeng)

  1. 구덩이: pit, hole

Vietnamese

Han character

阬: Hán Nôm readings: khanh

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