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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
容 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 十金人口 (JCOR), four-corner 30608, composition ⿱宀谷)
Derived characters
- 傛, 塎, 嫆, 嵱, 彮, 愹, 搈, 榕, 溶, 熔, 瑢, 穃, 蓉, 褣, 鎔(镕), 鰫(𫚦), 㼸, 䈶, 䡥, 𠹍, 𣘏, 𣤄, 𣫾, 𣯔, 𦗋, 𧯉, 𩔜, 𪃾, 𪿮, 𫃻, 𫍇, 𫚦, 𫶎, 𬁎, 𬠣, 𬲄
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 287, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7172
- Dae Jaweon: page 567, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 933, character 17
- Unihan data for U+5BB9
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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螸
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*lo
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裕
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*loɡs
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容
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*loŋ
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溶
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*loŋ, *loŋʔ
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鎔
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*loŋ
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蓉
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*loŋ
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傛
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*loŋ, *loŋʔ
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褣
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*loŋ
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搈
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*loŋ
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瑢
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*loŋ
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嵱
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*loŋ
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熔
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*loŋ
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榕
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*loŋ
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塎
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*loŋʔ
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谷
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*ɦkroːɡ, *kloːɡ, *ɡ·loːɡ
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唂
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*kloːɡ
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焀
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*ɡloːɡ
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俗
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*ljoɡ
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欲
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*loɡ
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浴
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*loɡ
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鵒
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*loɡ
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峪
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*ɦkloːɡ
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鋊
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*loɡ
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輍
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*loɡ
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慾
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*loɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *loŋ) : semantic 宀 + phonetic 公 (OC *kloːŋ) – to hold; to contain.
容 has also largely supplanted 頌 (OC *sɢloŋs, *loŋ) for the sense of “appearance”.
Etymology
- “ronna-”
- Phono-semantic matching of English ronna-. Coined by the China National Committee for Terminology in Science and Technology and the State Administration for Market Regulation on World Metrology Day in 2023 (20 May 2023).
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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容
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容
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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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róng
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róng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ yowng ›
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‹ yowng ›
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Old Chinese
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/*(r)oŋ/
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/*(r)oŋ/
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English
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contain
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appearance
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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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容
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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4284
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Phonetic component
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谷
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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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容
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Old Chinese
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/*loŋ/
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Notes
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說文古文從公, 小徐作谷聲
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Definitions
容
- to hold; to contain
每間教室能容20多個學生。 [MSC, trad.]
每间教室能容20多个学生。 [MSC, simp.]- Měi jiān jiàoshì néng róng 20 duō ge xuéshēng.
- Each classroom can hold 20-odd students.
- to tolerate; to stand
- 寬容/宽容 ― kuānróng ― to be lenient
- 容不得別人批評/容不得别人批评 ― róng bude biérén pīpíng ― cannot stand others' criticism
- to allow; to permit
- 請容我說兩句/请容我说两句 ― qǐng róng wǒ shuō liǎng jù ― Please allow me to say something
- (literary) perhaps; maybe
- facial appearance; looks
- 笑容 ― xiàoróng ― smile
- 容光煥發/容光焕发 ― róngguānghuànfā ― (of one's face) to glow with vigour and joy
- bearing; posture
- 市容 ― shìróng ― appearance of a city
- Used in 容易 (róngyì) and 容與/容与.
- Used in 容容.
- a surname
- 容國團/容国团 ― Róng Guótuán ― Rong Guotuan (Chinese table tennis player)
- (~縣) Rong County, Yulin, Guangxi
- (Mainland China) ronna- (SI unit prefix)
- Synonym: 羅/罗 (luó) (Taiwan)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
容
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)
- contain
- forgive, allow, permit
- shape, appearance
Readings
Usage notes
Formerly used as man'yōgana for the back-vowel variant 甲類 (kōrui) of よ (yo).
Compounds
Etymology 1
Noun
容 • (katachi)
- Alternative form of 形
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Affix
容 • (yō)
- to hold; to contain
- to tolerate; to stand
- content; substance
- look; appearance
References
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 容 (MC yowng). Recorded as Middle Korean 요ᇰ (yong) (Yale: yong) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
容 (eumhun 얼굴 용 (eolgul yong))
- hanja form? of 용 (“face; contain”)
Compounds
Compounds
- 내용 (內容, naeyong)
- 수용 (受容, suyong)
- 허용 (許容, heoyong)
- 용서 (容恕, yongseo)
- 용납 (容納, yongnap)
- 용인 (容認, yong'in)
- 포용 (包容, poyong)
- 관용 (寬容, gwanyong)
- 수용 (收容, suyong)
- 형용 (形容, hyeong'yong)
- 용기 (容器, yonggi)
- 용량 (容量, yongnyang)
- 종용 (從容, jong'yong)
- 용안 (容顔, yong'an)
- 위용 (威容, wiyong)
- 미용 (美容, miyong)
- 용모 (容貌, yongmo)
- 용의자 (容疑者, yong'uija)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
容: Hán Nôm readings: dung, dong, dông, gióng, giông, ròng, rông, rung
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