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Translingual
See the article for 𡗗.
Han character
奉 (Kangxi radical 37, 大+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手大手 (QKQ), four-corner 50503, composition ⿱𡗗𰀁)
Derived characters
- 俸, 唪, 埲, 𡞗, 淎, 𢔓, 𢜗, 捧, 𣈖, 䏾, 棒, 𣨞, 𤊡, 琫, 𨔐, 𪽙, 蜯, 𮘗, 㷯, 𫒩, 䩬, 䭰, 𩸮, 𪉪, 䳞, 菶, 𬕏, 𩃳, 𤷰
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 251, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5894
- Dae Jaweon: page 511, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 531, character 5
- Unihan data for U+5949
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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邦
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*proːŋ
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梆
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*proːŋ
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垹
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*proːŋ
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肨
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*pʰroːŋs, *pʰroːŋs
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蚌
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*broːŋʔ, *breːŋʔ
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玤
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*broːŋʔ
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棒
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*broːŋʔ
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蜯
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*broːŋʔ
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琫
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*poːŋʔ
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菶
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*poːŋʔ, *boːŋʔ
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俸
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*poːŋʔ, *boŋs
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髼
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*boːŋ
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蜂
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*boːŋ, *pʰoŋ
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韸
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*boːŋ
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蓬
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*boːŋ
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篷
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*boːŋ
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唪
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*boːŋʔ, *boŋʔ
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埲
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*boːŋʔ
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丰
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*pʰoŋ
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妦
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*pʰoŋ
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仹
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*pʰoŋ
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峯
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*pʰoŋ
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峰
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*pʰoŋ
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鋒
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*pʰoŋ
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烽
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*pʰoŋ
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蠭
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*pʰoŋ
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桻
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*pʰoŋ
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莑
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*pʰoŋ
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夆
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*pʰoŋ, *boŋ, *ɡaːds
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捧
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*pʰoŋʔ
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逢
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*boŋ
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縫
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*boŋ, *boŋs
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漨
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*boŋ
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捀
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*boŋ, *boŋs
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奉
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*boŋʔ
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Originally phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *boŋʔ) : phonetic 丰 (OC *pʰoŋ) + semantic 廾 (“two hands”), hence the original version is 𠬻. 手 (“hand”) was later added at the bottom, and the original character was corrupted into 𡗗. Related to 舉.
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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奉
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奉
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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fèng
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fèng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ bjowngX ›
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‹ phjowngX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*m-pʰ(r)oŋʔ/
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/*pʰ(r)oŋʔ/
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English
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present (v.) with both hands
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hold with both hands; to present; receive
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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奉
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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3239
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Phonetic component
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丰
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Rime group
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東
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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奉
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Old Chinese
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/*boŋʔ/
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Definitions
奉
- to offer (tribute)
- to receive
- to serve
- to respect
- (~母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 奉 (MC bjowngX)
- (historical) Short for 奉天 (Fèngtiān, “Fengtian Province”).
- a surname
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
奉
(Jōyō kanji)
- to offer; to present
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
奉 (eumhun 받들 봉 (batdeul bong))
- hanja form? of 봉 (“to offer; to present”)
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
奉: Hán Nôm readings: phụng
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References