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Translingual
Han character
撐 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手火月竹 (QFBH) or 手火月手 (QFBQ), four-corner 59052, composition ⿰扌牚)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 454, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12693
- Dae Jaweon: page 803, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1956, character 6
- Unihan data for U+6490
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 當
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*taːŋ, *taːŋs
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| 襠
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*taːŋ
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| 鐺
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*taːŋ, *sʰraːŋ
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| 簹
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*taːŋ
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| 璫
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*taːŋ
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| 檔
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*taːŋ, *taːŋs
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| 儅
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*taːŋ, *taːŋs
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| 蟷
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*taːŋ
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| 擋
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*taːŋʔ, *taːŋs
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| 黨
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*taːŋʔ, *tʰaːŋʔ
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| 讜
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*taːŋʔ
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| 欓
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*taːŋʔ
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| 譡
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*taːŋs
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| 闣
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*taːŋs
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| 瓽
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*taːŋs
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| 鏜
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*tʰaːŋ
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| 闛
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*tʰaːŋ, *daːŋ
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| 鼞
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*tʰaːŋ
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| 曭
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*tʰaːŋʔ
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| 儻
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*tʰaːŋʔ, *tʰaːŋs
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| 戃
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*tʰaːŋʔ
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| 矘
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*tʰaːŋʔ
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| 爣
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*tʰaːŋʔ
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| 攩
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*hl'aːŋʔ, *ɦʷlaːŋʔ, *ɦʷlaːŋs
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| 淌
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*tʰaːŋʔ
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| 倘
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*tʰaːŋʔ
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| 躺
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*tʰaːŋʔ
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| 趟
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*tʰaːŋs, *rtaːŋ, *rtaːŋs
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| 堂
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*daːŋ
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| 坣
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*daːŋ
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| 棠
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*daːŋ
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| 糛
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*daːŋ
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| 螳
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*daːŋ
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| 隚
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*daːŋ
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| 橖
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*daːŋ
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| 掌
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*tjaŋʔ
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| 廠
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*tʰjaŋʔ, *tʰjaŋs
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| 敞
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*tʰjaŋʔ
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| 僘
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*tʰjaŋʔ
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| 氅
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*tʰjaŋʔ
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| 常
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*djaŋ
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| 嘗
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*djaŋ
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| 裳
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*djaŋ
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| 徜
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*djaŋ
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| 尚
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*djaŋ, *djaŋs
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| 甞
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*djaŋ
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| 鋿
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*djaŋ
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| 嫦
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*djaŋ
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| 償
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*djaŋ, *djaŋs
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| 賞
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*hjaŋʔ
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| 瞠
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*rtʰaːŋ
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| 撐
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*rtʰaːŋ
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| 樘
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*rtʰaːŋ
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| 橕
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*rtʰaːŋ
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| 牚
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*rtʰaːŋs
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| 埫
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*tʰoŋʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *rtʰaːŋ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 牚 (OC *rtʰaːŋs)
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- chhng/theng - literary;
- the/theⁿ - vernacular.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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撐
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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11167
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Phonetic
component
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尚
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Rime
group
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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瞠
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Old
Chinese
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/*rtʰaːŋ/
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| Notes
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橕分化字見漢書，
今更作撐
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Definitions
撐
- to prop up; to support
- to push off (with a pole)
- 撐船／撑船 ― chēngchuán ― to pole a boat
- to sustain; to maintain
- to open; to unfurl
- 撐開傘／撑开伞 ― chēng kāi sǎn ― to open an umbrella
- to fill to the point of bursting
- (Cantonese, figuratively) to support
撐警集會 [Cantonese, trad.]
撑警集会 [Cantonese, simp.]- From: 2019, 2019 Hong Kong protests
- caang3 ging2 zaap6 wui6-2
- pro-police gathering
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
撐
- (Cantonese) to fill (a space); to expand
佢食得太多，撐住咗個肚。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢食得太多，撑住咗个肚。 [Cantonese, simp.]- keoi5 sik6 dak1 taai3 do1, zaang6 zyu6 zo2 go3 tou5.
- He ate too much and had his stomach filled up.
你咁肥，因住撐爆件裇衫呀！ [Cantonese, trad.]
你咁肥，因住撑爆件裇衫呀！ [Cantonese, simp.]- nei5 gam3 fei4, jan1 zyu6 zaang6 baau3 gin6 seot1 saam1 aa3!
- You're so fat, be careful not to tear the shirt apart!
Japanese
Kanji
撐
(Hyōgai kanji)
- Support, prop up, brace.[1]
- The main support or pillar.[1]
- Eat one's fill, feast.[1]
Readings
References
Korean
Hanja
撐 (eum 탱 (taeng))
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Vietnamese
Han character
撐: Hán Nôm readings: sênh, sanh, xênh, xinh, xanh
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