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Translingual
Han character
祥 (Kangxi radical 113, 示 +6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 戈火廿手 (IFTQ ), four-corner 38251 , composition ⿰礻 羊 (G H T J ) or ⿰示 羊 (K or U+FA1A
) )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 842 , character 16
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24689
Dae Jaweon: page 1262, character 16
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2398, character 1
Unihan data for U+7965
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
样
*ʔslaːŋ, *laŋ
佯
*zlaŋ, *laŋ
詳
*ljaŋ, *laŋ
洋
*ljaŋ, *laŋ
翔
*ljaŋ
庠
*ljaŋ
祥
*ljaŋ
痒
*ljaŋ, *laŋʔ
姜
*klaŋ
羌
*kʰlaŋ
蜣
*kʰlaŋ
猐
*kʰlaŋ
唴
*kʰlaŋs
羊
*laŋ
徉
*laŋ
烊
*laŋ
蛘
*laŋ, *laŋʔ
眻
*laŋ, *laŋs
鴹
*laŋ
恙
*laŋs
羕
*laŋs
樣
*laŋs
漾
*laŋs
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *ljaŋ ) : semantic 示 ( “ altar ” ) + phonetic 羊 ( OC *laŋ) . Originally just 羊 , 示 was added later to distinguish it.
Etymology
"fortune, omen (good or bad)" > "good luck"
According to Schuessler (2007) , many different etymologies are theoretically possible:
possibly belonging to 悆 (OC *las ) ~ 譽 (OC *la, *las ) ~ 豫 (OC *las , “cheerful, joyous”);
possibly related to Tibetan གཡང ( g.yang , “ happiness, blessing, prosperity ” ) (cf. Bodman, 1980 ) (yet see 慶 / 庆 (qìng ));
Note also Saek ( laaŋᴬ¹ , “ luck ” )
ancient funeral sacrifice
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : xiáng (xiang2 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄒㄧㄤˊ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : xiang2
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : coeng4
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : tiang3
Gan (Wiktionary ) : xiong4
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : siòng
(Hailu , HRS ) : siong
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : xiong2
Jin (Wiktionary ) : xion1
Northern Min (KCR ) : ciǒng
Eastern Min (BUC ) : siòng
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : siông
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : siang5
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 6 yan
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : zian2
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
祥
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
xiáng
Middle Chinese
‹ zjang ›
Old Chinese
/*s.ɢaŋ/
English
auspicious
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
祥
Reading #
1/1
No.
14528
Phonetic component
羊
Rime group
陽
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
詳
Old Chinese
/*ljaŋ/
Definitions
祥
good luck , good omen , auspicious
( obsolete ) fortune, omen (good or bad)
( obsolete ) ancient funeral sacrifice
自 諸侯 達 諸 士 ,小 祥 之 祭 ,主人 之 酢 也 嚌 之 ;眾 賓 兄弟 ,則 皆 啐 之 。大 祥 :主人 啐 之 ,眾 賓 兄弟 皆 飲 之 ,可 也 。 [Classical Chinese , trad. ] 自 诸侯 达 诸 士 ,小 祥 之 祭 ,主人 之 酢 也 哜 之 ;众 宾 兄弟 ,则 皆 啐 之 。大 祥 :主人 啐 之 ,众 宾 兄弟 皆 饮 之 ,可 也 。 [Classical Chinese , simp. ] From: The Book of Rites , c. 4th – 2nd century BCE Zì zhūhóu dá zhūshì, xiǎoxiáng zhī jì, zhǔrén zhī zuò yě jì zhī; zhòngbīn xiōngdì, zé jiē cuì zhī. Dàxiáng : zhǔrén cuì zhī, zhòngbīn xiōngdì jiē yǐn zhī, kě yě. From the feudal rulers down to all officers, at the minor funeral sacrifice (at the end of the first year's mourning for a parent), when the chief mourner took the cup offered to him by the chief among the visitors, he raised it to his teeth, while the visitors, brothers, and cousins all sipped the cups presented to them. After the major funeral sacrifice (at the end of the second year), the chief mourner might sip his cup, while all the visitors, brothers, and cousins might drink off their cups.
Compounds
Japanese
Shinjitai
祥
Kyūjitai [ 1]
祥 祥
or祥 +︀
?
祥󠄀 祥 +󠄀
? (Adobe-Japan1 )
祥󠄃 祥 +󠄃
? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
祥
(Jōyō kanji , shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 祥 )
auspiciousness , happiness
good omen or sign
celebration after the end of a mourning
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
祥 ( kyūjitai )
/sɨau/ → /sʲɨɔː/ → /sjɔː/ → /sjoː/
From Middle Chinese 祥 (MC zjang ).
Pronunciation
Noun
祥( しょう ) • (shō ) ←しやう ( syau ) ?
an omen of good fortune or happiness
Synonyms: 吉兆 ( kitchō ) , 瑞兆 ( zuichō )
a sign of good or bad luck
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Derived terms
Proper noun
祥( しょう ) • (Shō ) ←しやう ( Syau ) ?
a female given name
a surname
Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
祥 ( kyūjitai )
Attested in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE ).[ 2]
Cognate with 性 ( saga , “ one's nature , destiny ” ) .[ 2]
Noun
祥( さが ) • (saga )
( archaic ) a sign , omen
References
Korean
Hanja
祥 • (sang ) (hangeul 상 , revised sang, McCune–Reischauer sang, Yale sang)
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Vietnamese
Han character
祥 : Hán Nôm readings: tường
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