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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
仗 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 人十大 (OJK), four-corner 25200, composition ⿰亻丈)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 92, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 371
- Dae Jaweon: page 195, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 113, character 2
- Unihan data for U+4ED7
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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丈
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*daŋʔ
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杖
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*daŋʔ
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仗
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*daŋʔ, *daŋs
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Etymology
Derived from 杖 (OC *daŋʔ) "cane, staff", with suffix *-s → *-h → 去聲/去声 (qùshēng), attested in Zuozhuan as 杖 (zhàng) (Schuessler, 2007). See there for etymology.
Pronunciation
Note: zoeng3 - "battle" (e.g.
打仗 (
daa2 zoeng3)).
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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仗
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仗
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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16838
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16839
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Phonetic component
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丈
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丈
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Rime group
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陽
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陽
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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丈
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仗
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Old Chinese
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/*daŋʔ/
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/*daŋs/
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Definitions
仗
- weaponry; weapons; arms
- to hold a weapon
- war; battle
- 打仗 ― dǎzhàng ― to fight a battle; to go to war
- (obsolete) guard; escort
- to depend; to rely
仗著自己的權力為所欲為 [MSC, trad.]
仗着自己的权力为所欲为 [MSC, simp.]- zhàng zhe zìjǐ de quánlì wéisuǒyùwéi
- to rely on one's power to do whatever one wants
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
仗
(Hyōgai kanji)
Readings
Usage notes
This character is not used much in modern Japanese.
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling of 杖 (tsue). See that entry for details.
Noun
仗 • (tsue) ←つゑ (twe)?
- Alternative spelling of 杖 (“a cane, a crook, a walking stick”)
Etymology 2
Alternative spelling of 兵 (tsuwamono). See that entry for details.
Noun
仗 • (tsuwamono) ←つはもの (tufamono)?
- Alternative spelling of 兵 (“weaponry; a soldier, a warrior; a courageous person, a brave; someone who is very confident, even obstinate”)
Etymology 3
Alternative spelling of 回り, 周り, 廻り (mawari). See those entries for details.
Noun
仗 • (mawari) ←まはり (mafari)?
- Alternative spelling of 回り, etc.: surroundings; around; turning
Etymology 4
From Middle Chinese 仗. Compare modern Mandarin 仗 (zhàng).
Affix
仗 • (jō) ←ぢやう (dyau)?
- military strength
- reliable, dependable
Derived terms
- 仗旗 (じょうき, jōki): in medieval times, a special imperial flag marking occasions of special dignity, such as the first day of a new emperor's reign
- 仗議, 仗儀 (じょうぎ, jōgi): in the Nara period, a kind of codified conference before the imperial court, whereby nobles below the rank of minister would discuss the business of government
- 仗座 (じょうざ, jōza): the seats of the Imperial Guard; where nobles would sit to offer counsel to the court
- 仗身 (じょうしん, jōshin): in the Nara period, the court-appointed bodyguard of officials of fifth or higher rank
Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
仗 (eum 장 (jang))
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Vietnamese
Han character
仗: Hán Nôm readings: trượng, dượng
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