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Translingual
Han character
恆 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 心一月一 (PMBM), four-corner 91017, composition ⿰忄亙)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 383, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10528
- Dae Jaweon: page 714, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2294, character 16
- Unihan data for U+6046
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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搄
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*kɯːŋ, *kɯːŋs
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縆
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*kɯːŋ, *kɯːŋs
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絙
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*ɡoːn, *kɯːŋ
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亙
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*kɯːŋs
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堩
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*kɯːŋs
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恆
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*ɡɯːŋ
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峘
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*ɡoːn, *ɡɯːŋ
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Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ɡɯːŋ) : semantic 心 (“heart”) + phonetic 亙 (OC *kɯːŋs, “partial moon”).
May have originally been written 亙.
In Small Seal Script, the 月 in 亙 was written 舟.
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
恆
- † (of the moon) to wax
- † to extend everywhere
Pronunciation 2
Note:
- ân - vernacular;
- hêng/hn̂g - literary.
Note: huêng5 - Chaoyang.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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恆
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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héng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hong ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁəŋ/
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English
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constant
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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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恆
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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5126
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Phonetic component
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亙
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Rime group
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蒸
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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恒
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡɯːŋ/
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Definitions
恆
- lasting; constant
- 恆溫/恒温 ― héngwēn ― constant temperature
無恆產而有恆心者,惟士為能。若民,則無恆產,因無恆心。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
无恒产而有恒心者,惟士为能。若民,则无恒产,因无恒心。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Wú héng chǎn ér yǒu héngxīn zhě, wéi shì wéi néng. Ruò mín, zé wú héng chǎn, yīn wú héngxīn.
- They are only men of education, who, without a certain livelihood, are able to maintain a fixed heart. As to the people, if they have not a certain livelihood, it follows that they will not have a fixed heart.
- ordinary
甘茂,賢人,非恆士也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
甘茂,贤人,非恒士也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
- Gān Mào, xiánrén, fēi héng shì yě.
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夫可規以利而可諫以言者,皆愚陋恆民之謂耳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
夫可规以利而可谏以言者,皆愚陋恒民之谓耳。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Fū kě guī yǐ lì ér kě jiàn yǐ yán zhě, jiē yúlòu héngmín zhī wèi ěr.
- Those who can be persuaded by considerations of gain, and to whom remonstrances may be addressed with success, are all ignorant, low, and ordinary people.
- perseverance
- 持之以恆/持之以恒 ― chízhīyǐhéng ― to persevere
- (literary) often; frequently
- 32nd hexagram of the I Ching; “endurance” (䷟)
Compounds
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji
恆
(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 恒)
- always, constant
Readings
Korean
Hanja
恆 • (hang) (hangeul 항, revised hang, McCune–Reischauer hang, Yale hang)
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Vietnamese
Han character
恆: Hán Nôm readings: hằng
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