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See also:
U+5147, 兇
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5147

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 10, +4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 山大竹山 (UKHU), four-corner 22217, composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 124, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1348
  • Dae Jaweon: page 260, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 268, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+5147

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script


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).

Etymology 1

trad. /*
simp. *
alternative forms 𠒋

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (32) (32)
Final () (7) (7)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter xjowng xjowngX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/hɨoŋ/ /hɨoŋX/
Pan
Wuyun
/hioŋ/ /hioŋX/
Shao
Rongfen
/xioŋ/ /xioŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/huawŋ/ /huawŋX/
Li
Rong
/xioŋ/ /xioŋX/
Wang
Li
/xĭwoŋ/ /xĭwoŋX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/xi̯woŋ/ /xi̯woŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xiōng xiǒng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
hung1 hung2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 13891 13899
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*qʰoŋ/ /*qʰoŋʔ/

Definitions

  1. terrible; fearful
  2. fierce; ferocious
  3. ruffian; evildoer; criminal
  4. act of violence; murder; evil
  5. (Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) ugly
  6. (Cantonese) to intimidate

Synonyms

Compounds

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“bad luck”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

References

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. ill luck

Readings

  • Go-on: くう ()
  • Kan-on: きょう (kyō)
  • Kun: おそれる (osoreru, 兇れる)

Usage notes

In modern Japanese, is mostly replaced by , due to the deprecation of non-tōyō kanji caused by the Japanese script reform.

Compounds

Korean

Hanja

(eumhun 흉악할 (hyung'akhal hyung))

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Compounds

Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: hung

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