冗
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See also: 宂
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Translingual
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Han character
冗 (Kangxi radical 14, 冖+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 月竹弓 (BHN) or 難月竹弓 (XBHN) or 月竹山 (BHU), four-corner 37217, composition ⿱冖几(U+5197) or ⿱冖儿(U+2F817))
Derived characters
- 㕴, 坈, 㚮, 䤟, 䢆, 棾
- 𢪚, 𣏝, 𤴺, 𥓣
- 伔 (Exception: Contains ⿱冖儿 in Korea and ⿱冖几 in other regions)
- 沉 (Exception: Contains ⿱冖儿 in Taiwan, Hong Kong and ⿱冖几 in other regions)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 130, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1566
- Dae Jaweon: page 292, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 302, character 16
- Unihan data for U+5197
Chinese
| trad. | 冗/宂* | |
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| simp. | 冗 | |
| alternative forms | 冘 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 冗 | |
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| Shang | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Oracle bone script | Small seal script |
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Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 宀 (“roof”) + 儿 (“person”) — a person at home without work to do.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rǒng
- Wade–Giles: jung3
- Yale: rǔng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roong
- Palladius: жун (žun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐʊŋ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jung2 / jung5
- Yale: yúng / yúhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jung2 / jung5
- Guangdong Romanization: yung2 / yung5
- Sinological IPA (key): /jʊŋ³⁵/, /jʊŋ¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liōng
- Tâi-lô: liōng
- Phofsit Daibuun: liong
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lióng
- Tâi-lô: lióng
- Phofsit Daibuun: liorng
- IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jióng
- Tâi-lô: jióng
- Phofsit Daibuun: jiorng
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziɔŋ⁵³/
Note:
- lēng - verncaular;
- liōng - 量 in the Mainland;
- lióng/jióng - literary.
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: rong2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jóng
- Sinological IPA (key): /d͡zoŋ⁵²/
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*njoŋʔ/
Definitions
冗
- superfluous; unnecessary; surplus; uncalled-for; spare; excessive; redundant
- complicated and tedious; overloaded with details
- busy routine
Synonyms
- (superfluous):
- (complicated and tedious):
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
冗
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
冗 (eum 용 (yong))
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Vietnamese
Han character
冗: Hán Việt readings: nhũng[1][2][3]
冗: Nôm readings: nũng[1][3], nhõng[3][4], nhũng[2], đem[2], nhùng[4]
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