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Translingual
Han character
狼 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬 +7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 大竹戈日女 (KHIAV ), four-corner 43232 , composition ⿰犭 良 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 712 , character 2
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20432
Dae Jaweon: page 1124, character 3
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1350, character 7
Unihan data for U+72FC
Chinese
Wikipedia has articles on:
狼 (Written Standard Chinese? ) 狼 (Cantonese)
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
剆
*raːl, *raːlʔ
郎
*raːŋ
稂
*raːŋ
桹
*raːŋ
鋃
*raːŋ
硠
*raːŋ
浪
*raːŋ, *raːŋs
蜋
*raːŋ, *raŋ
琅
*raːŋ
狼
*raːŋ
欴
*raːŋ
踉
*raːŋ, *raŋ, *raŋs
莨
*raːŋ, *raːŋs
艆
*raːŋ
駺
*raːŋ
躴
*raːŋ
筤
*raːŋ
閬
*raːŋ, *raːŋs
哴
*raːŋ, *raŋs
蓈
*raːŋ
廊
*raːŋ
榔
*raːŋ, *raːŋʔ
螂
*raːŋ
瑯
*raːŋ
朗
*raːŋʔ
朖
*raːŋʔ
誏
*raːŋʔ
俍
*raːŋʔ
崀
*raːŋʔ
埌
*raːŋs
蒗
*raːŋs
娘
*naŋ
良
*raŋ
粮
*raŋ
悢
*raŋs
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *raːŋ ) : semantic 犭 + phonetic 良 ( OC *raŋ) .
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : láng (lang2 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄌㄤˊ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : nang2
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : лон (lon, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : long4
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : long3
Gan (Wiktionary ) : lang4
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : lòng
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : long2
Jin (Wiktionary ) : lon1
Northern Min (KCR ) : lǒng
Eastern Min (BUC ) : lòng
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : lông / liông / lâng
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : lang5
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 6 laon
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : lan2
Mandarin
Cantonese
Gan
Hakka
Jin
Northern Min
Eastern Min
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Nan'an , Hui'an , Yongchun , Zhangpu , Changtai , General Taiwanese , Klang )
(Hokkien : variant in Taiwan )
(Hokkien : Longyan )
(Teochew )
Wu
Xiang
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
狼
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
láng
Middle Chinese
‹ lang ›
Old Chinese
/*ˁaŋ/
English
wolf
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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
狼
Reading #
1/1
No.
8019
Phonetic component
良
Rime group
陽
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
郎
Old Chinese
/*raːŋ/
Notes
甲 文 作 𤜪
Definitions
狼
wolf (Classifier : 匹 m ; 隻 / 只 m c ; 條 / 条 m ; 頭 / 头 m )
( figurative ) dirty guy ; pervert
( Cantonese ) cruel ; ruthless
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
狼 (“wolf”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
狼
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
狼
Taiwan
狼
Chengde
狼
Chifeng
狼
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
狼
Heihe
狼
Qiqihar
張三兒
Harbin
狼 , 張三兒
Jiamusi
狼 , 狼三兒 , 張三兒
Baicheng
狼
Changchun
狼
Tonghua
狼
Shenyang
狼
Jinzhou
狼 , 張三兒
Singapore
狼
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
狼
Tangshan
狼
Cangzhou
狼
Baoding
狼
Shijiazhuang
狼
Lijin
狼 , 媽虎
Jinan
狼 , 媽虎 , 媽猴
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Dalian
狼
Dandong
狼 , 張三
Yantai
狼 , 媽虎
Yantai (Muping)
狼 , 麻胡
Qingdao
狼 , 媽虎
Zhucheng
狼 , 媽虎 , 媽猴
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
狼 , 狼扒子
Lingbao
狼
Jining
狼 , 大媽虎
Wanrong
狼
Linfen
狼 , 麻虎兒
Shangqiu
狼
Yuanyang
狼
Zhengzhou
狼
Xinyang
狼 , 大尾巴狗
Baihe
狼
Xi'an
狼
Baoji
狼
Tianshui
狼
Xining
狼狼 , 狼
Xuzhou
狼
Fuyang
狼
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
狼
Lanzhou
狼
Dunhuang
狼
Hami
狼
Ürümqi
狼
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
狼
Nanchong
狼
Dazhou
狼
Hanyuan
狼
Xichang
狼 , 豺狗子 , 豺狗
Zigong
狼
Chongqing
狼
Wuhan
狼 , 豺狗 , 豺狗子
Yichang
狼 , 野狗 , 豺狗
Xiangyang
狼 , 豺狼
Tianmen
狼 , 豺狗
Guiyang
豺狗
Zunyi
豺狗
Bijie
豺狗
Liping
狼
Zhaotong
土豹子
Dali
豺狗
Kunming
野狗 , 豺狗
Mengzi
豺狗
Guilin
狼
Liuzhou
狼 , 豺狼
Jishou
狼 , 豺狗
Changde
豺狼
Hanzhong
狼
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
狼
Yangzhou
狼
Lianyungang
狼
Lianshui
狼
Nantong
狼
Anqing
狼
Wuhu
狼
Hefei
狼
Hong'an
狼 , 豺狗
Cantonese
Guangzhou
狼
Hong Kong
狼
Dongguan
狼
Yangjiang
狼
Gan
Nanchang
狼 , 豺狗
Hakka
Meixian
豺狼
Huizhou
Jixi
狼
Shexian
狼
Jin
Taiyuan
狼 , 麻胡子 , 麻虎 , 麻圪節 , 麻圪夾
Pingyao
麻胡
Yangyuan
狼
Datong
狼
Xinzhou
狼
Lüliang (Lishi)
狼 , 山神爺兒
Changzhi
狼
Linhe
狼
Jining
狼
Hohhot
狼
Erenhot
狼
Pingshan
狼
Zhangjiakou
狼
Handan
狼
Linzhou
狼
Suide
狼 , 山神爺
Northern Min
Jian'ou
狼
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
狼
Southern Min
Xiamen
狼
Quanzhou
狼
Jinjiang
普狸
Chaozhou
狼 , 豺狗
Jieyang
豺狗
Central Min
Yong'an
狼
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
狼
Wu
Shanghai
狼
Shanghai (Songjiang)
狼
Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)
狼
Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)
狼
Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)
狼
Suzhou
狼
Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)
狼
Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)
狼
Wuxi
狼
Changshu
狼
Kunshan
狼
Jiaxing
狼
Changzhou
狼
Liyang
狼
Changzhou (Jintan)
狼
Yixing
狼
Danyang
狼
Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)
狼
Jingjiang
狼
Jiangyin
狼
Huzhou (Shuanglin)
狼
Hangzhou
狼
Shaoxing
狼
Zhuji (Wangjiajing)
狼
Shengzhou (Chongren)
狼
Shengzhou (Taiping)
狼
Ningbo
狼
Yuyao
狼
Taizhou (Huangyan)
狼
Wenzhou
狼 , 狼狗
Quzhou
狼
Jinhua
狼
Yongkang
狼
Xiang
Changsha
狼
Shuangfeng
狼 , 山馬
Xiangnan Tuhua
Jiangyong
豺狼
Dong'an
豺狗
Yuebei Tuhua
Lechang (Changlai)
豺狗
Lechang (Beixiang)
豺狼
Lechang (Huangpu)
豺狼
Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)
豺狗
Lechang (Sanxi)
豺狗
( cruel ) : 兇狠 / 凶狠 (xiōnghěn ), ( Cantonese ) 狼死
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
狼
(Jinmeiyō kanji )
wolf
Readings
Compounds
Compounds
On'yomi :
Kun'yomi :
Irregular :
Etymology 1
/opo kami2 / → /opokami/ → /ofokami/ → /owokami/ → /oːkami/
From Old Japanese . Originally a compound of 大 ( opo , “ great ” ) + 神 ( kami , “ god, spirit ” ) .[ 1] [ 2]
First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
狼( おおかみ ) or 狼( オオカミ ) • (ōkami ) ←おほかみ ( ofokami ) ? (counter 匹 )
a wolf ( animal )
Short for 日本狼 ( Nihon-ōkami , “ Japanese wolf ” ) .
狼( おおかみ ) って絶( ぜつ ) 滅( めつ ) してないの?Ōkami tte zetsumetsu shite nai no?Aren’t wolves supposed to be extinct? 狼( おおかみ ) いっぱいいますよー どうしたんです 会( かい ) 長( ちょう ) 今日( きょう ) はŌkami ippai imasu yō Dō shitan desu kaichō kyō waWolves are all alive and well. Why are you acting so strange today, chief?
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana , especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as オオカミ .
See also
(canids ) イヌ科( か ) ( Inu-ka , “ Canidae ” ) ; 犬( イヌ ) ( inu , “ dog ” ) , 狼( オオカミ ) ( ōkami , “ wolf ” ) , 狐( キツネ ) ( kitsune , “ fox ” ) , コヨーテ ( koyōte , “ coyote ” ) , ジャッカル ( jakkaru , “ jackal ” ) (Category: ja:Canids )
Etymology 2
Alteration from ōkami above. Appears in the Kamakura period .[ 1] [ 4]
Pronunciation
Noun
狼( おおかめ ) • (ōkame ) ←おほかめ ( ofokame ) ?
( possibly obsolete ) a wolf ( animal )
1593: Esopono fabulas (Aesop's Fables ), "Vôcameto, fitcujino tatoyeno coto"
Aru cauabatani vôcame mo, fitcujimo mizzuuo nomuni, [...] Aru cauabatani vôcame mo, fitcujimo mizzuuo nomuni, [...] (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1603 , Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho ) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan ] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 697 :
1632 , Diego Collado , Dictionarium Sive Thesauri Linguae Iaponicae Compendium , page 75 :
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “狼 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten ] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo : Shogakukan , 2006
^ “狼 ”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen ] (in Japanese), Tōkyō : Shogakukan , updated roughly every four months
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN
↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
Doi, Tadao (1603–1604 ) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō : Iwanami Shoten , published 1980 , →ISBN .
Kamei, Takashi (1944 ) [1444 ] Kagakushū: Gennabon (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten
Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938 ) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto : Rinsen, published 1968 , →ISBN .
Tadakane, Tachibana with Atsuo Masamune (ed.) (c. 1177-1188 ) Iroha Jiruishō (in Japanese), Kazama Shobō, published 1971
Takeuchi, Rizō (1962 ) Nara Ibun: Volume 3 (in Japanese), Tōkyō : Tōkyōdō Shuppan, →ISBN .
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 狼 (MC lang ). Recorded as Middle Korean 라ᇰ ( lang ) (Yale : lang ) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회 ), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
狼 (eumhun 이리 랑 ( iri rang ) , word-initial (South Korea) 이리 낭 ( iri nang ) )
hanja form? of 랑 /낭 ( “ wolf ” )
Compounds
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
狼 : Hán Việt readings: lang [ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
狼 : Nôm readings: lang [ 1] [ 2] [ 4] [ 5]
chữ Hán form of lang ( “ wolf ” ) .
Compounds
References