仿

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See also: 倣 and 彷
仿 U+4EFF, 仿
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4EFF
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Translingual

Han character

仿 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人卜竹尸 (OYHS), four-corner 20227, composition ⿰亻方)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 95, character 2
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 420
  • Dae Jaweon: page 201, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 125, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+4EFF

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 仿
s05730
Transcribed ancient scripts
L35099
References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Characters in the same phonetic series (方) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
縍 *paːŋ
榜 *paːŋʔ, *praːŋs, *braːŋ
蒡 *paːŋʔ, *braːŋ
牓 *paːŋʔ
螃 *paːŋʔ, *paːŋs, *baːŋ
搒 *paːŋs, *braːŋ
舫 *paːŋs, *paŋs
謗 *paːŋs
雱 *pʰaːŋ
磅 *pʰaːŋ, *pʰraːŋ
霶 *pʰaːŋ
滂 *pʰaːŋ
鎊 *pʰaːŋ
髈 *pʰaːŋʔ, *baːŋ
彷 *baːŋ, *pʰaŋʔ
趽 *baːŋ, *paŋ, *paŋs
房 *baːŋ, *baŋ
篣 *baːŋ, *braːŋ
騯 *baːŋ, *praːŋ, *braːŋ
傍 *baːŋ, *baːŋs
膀 *baːŋ
旁 *baːŋ
徬 *baːŋs
閍 *praːŋ
祊 *praːŋ
嗙 *praːŋ
方 *paŋ, *baŋ
汸 *paŋ
坊 *paŋ, *baŋ
邡 *paŋ, *pʰaŋs
枋 *paŋ
鈁 *paŋ
蚄 *paŋ
肪 *paŋ, *baŋ
鴋 *paŋ, *baŋ
牥 *paŋ
昉 *paŋʔ
瓬 *paŋʔ
放 *paŋʔ, *paŋs
倣 *paŋʔ
芳 *pʰaŋ
淓 *pʰaŋ
妨 *pʰaŋ, *pʰaŋs
紡 *pʰaŋʔ
仿 *pʰaŋʔ
髣 *pʰaŋʔ
鶭 *pʰaŋʔ
訪 *pʰaŋs
防 *baŋ, *baŋs
魴 *baŋ

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.
 仿
alternative forms 倣
㑂 Zhouwen

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 仿
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 滂 (2)
Final (韻) 陽 (106)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division (等) III
Fanqie 妃兩切
Baxter phjangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/pʰʉɐŋX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/pʰʷiɐŋX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/pʰiuɑŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/pʰuaŋX/
Li
Rong 		/pʰiuaŋX/
Wang
Li 		/pʰĭwaŋX/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/pʰiwaŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		fǎng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		fong2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 仿
Reading # 1/1
No. 3045
Phonetic
component 		方
Rime
group 		陽
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		髣
Old
Chinese 		/*pʰaŋʔ/

Definitions

仿

  1. to imitate
  2. to resemble; to be similar
  3. characters written after a calligraphy model
  4. a surname: Fang

Compounds

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.
 仿
alternative forms 彷
方

Pronunciation

Definitions

仿

  1. Alternative form of 彷 (“to waver”)

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

仿

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. imitate
  2. copy
  3. as if
  4. stand still
  5. wander

Readings

Korean

Hanja

仿 (eum 방 (bang))

  1. imitate
  2. similar to

Vietnamese

Han character

仿: Hán Nôm readings: phảng, phẳng, phàng, phần, phỏng

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References

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