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Translingual
Han character
粱 (Kangxi radical 119, 米+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 水金火木 (ECFD) or 水戈火木 (EIFD), four-corner 33904, composition ⿱⿰氵刅米)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 909, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26962
- Dae Jaweon: page 1335, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3149, character 12
- Unihan data for U+7CB1
Chinese
Glyph origin
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|
Old Chinese
|
| 梁
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*raŋ
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| 粱
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*raŋ
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| 刱
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*sʰraŋs
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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粱
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
liáng
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ ljang ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*aŋ/
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| English
|
millet, sorghum, grain
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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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粱
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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1649
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Phonetic
component
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刅
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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
|
良
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Old
Chinese
|
/*raŋ/
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Definitions
粱
- good varieties of millet; millet in general
- exquisite staple food
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
粱
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
粱 • (ryang>yang) (hangeul 량>양, revised ryang>yang, McCune–Reischauer ryang>yang, Yale lyang>yang)
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Vietnamese
Han character
粱: Hán Nôm readings: lương, thông
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