傍

傍 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+10, 12 strokes, cangjie input 人卜月尸 (OYBS), four-corner 2022₇, composition ⿰亻旁)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 113, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 948
• Dae Jaweon: page 240, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 205, character 6
• Unihan data for U+508D

Historical forms of the character 傍
Small seal script s05798 Transcribed ancient scripts L32887
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).

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *baːŋ, *baːŋs) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 旁 (OC *baːŋ).

傍

1. to draw near; to be beside; to approach; to be by the side of
2. to be close to; to be almost (in time)
3. to rely on; to depend on
4. to assist
5. (slang) to have an intimate relationship with someone
6. (Cantonese) to accompany

   有人喺我隔離傍住係安心啲嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   有人喺我隔离傍住系安心啲嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   jau⁵ jan⁴ hai² ngo⁵ gaak³ lei⁴ bong⁶ zyu⁶ hai⁶ on¹ sam¹ di¹ ge².

   It's more relieving to have someone accompanying beside me.

7. (Cantonese) to look after; to look out for somebody
8. (Hokkien) to receive benefit or evils through dependence on someone or something
9. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to share; to apportion (a room, costs, etc.)
10. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to add; to augment

傍

1. ^† Alternative form of 旁 (“side; extensive; other”)

傍

1. Only used in 傍傍.

傍

1. (Hakka) to have savory dishes with (rice, alcoholic beverage, etc.)

(Jōyō kanji)

1. bystander
2. side
3. besides
4. while
5. nearby
6. 3rd person

• Go-on: ぼう (bō, Jōyō)^{←ばう (bau, historical)}
• Kan-on: ほう (hō)^{←はう (fau, historical)}
• Kun: かたわら (katawara, 傍ら, Jōyō)、そば (soba, 傍)、そう (sou, 傍う)

傍 (eumhun 곁 방 (gyeot bang))

1. hanja form^? of 방 (“by side of, beside, near, close”)

傍 (eumhun 마지못할 팽 (majimothal paeng))

1. hanja form^? of 팽 (“compel”)
2. hanja form^? of 팽 (“rely on, depend on”)

傍 (bưởng)

1. Nôm form of bưởng (“side; piece”).

• Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

傍: Hán Nôm readings: bàng, phành, vàng

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