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Translingual
Han character
蔣 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 廿女一戈 (TVMI) or 難廿女一戈 (XTVMI), four-corner 44242, composition ⿱艹將)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1055, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31820
- Dae Jaweon: page 1517, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3285, character 17
- Unihan data for U+8523
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 臧
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*ʔsaːŋ
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| 牂
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*ʔsaːŋ
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| 戕
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*kaːl, *ʔsaːŋ, *zaŋ
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| 贓
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*ʔsaːŋ
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| 藏
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*zaːŋ, *zaːŋs
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| 奘
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*zaːŋʔ, *zaːŋs
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| 臟
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*zaːŋs
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| 將
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*ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋs
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| 漿
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*ʔsaŋ
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| 鱂
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*ʔsaŋ
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| 蔣
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*ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋʔ
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| 螿
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*ʔsaŋ
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| 槳
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*ʔsaŋʔ
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| 獎
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*ʔsaŋʔ
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| 醬
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*ʔsaŋs
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| 鏘
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*sʰaŋ
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| 蹡
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*sʰaŋ, *ʔshaŋs
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| 嶈
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*sʰaŋ
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| 斨
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*sʰaŋ
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| 爿
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*braːn, *zaŋ
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| 牆
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*zaŋ
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| 妝
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*ʔsraŋ
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| 莊
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*ʔsraŋ
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| 裝
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*ʔsraŋ, *ʔsraŋs
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| 壯
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*ʔsraŋs
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| 疒
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*rnɯːɡ, *zraŋ
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| 床
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*zraŋ
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| 牀
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*zraŋ
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| 狀
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*zraŋs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋʔ) : semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 將 (OC *ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋs).
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- zieo3/ziuⁿ3 - vernacular (incl. surname);
- zyong3/zyeng3 - literary.
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
Note:
- chiúⁿ/chióⁿ - vernacular (incl. surname);
- chióng/chiáng - literary.
Note:
- ziên2 - Chaozhou;
- zion2 - Shantou.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蔣
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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10291
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Phonetic
component
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爿
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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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㢡
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔsaŋʔ/
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Definitions
蔣
- A Warring States-era state in modern-day Henan, China
- a surname
- 蔣介石／蒋介石 ― Jiǎng Jièshí ― Chiang Kai-shek
- Alternative form of 獎／奖 (jiǎng)
Compounds
Descendants
Pronunciation 2
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蔣
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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10289
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Phonetic
component
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爿
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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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將
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔsaŋ/
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Definitions
蔣
- Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
Pronunciation 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 蔣 – see 怎 (“Eastern Min: how”).
(This character is a variant form of 怎). |
Japanese
Kanji
蔣
(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 蒋)
- Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia, or Hydropyrum latifolium)
Readings
Korean
Hanja
蔣 • (jang) (hangeul 장, revised jang, McCune–Reischauer chang, Yale cang)
- Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia, or Hydropyrum latifolium)
Vietnamese
Han character
蔣: Hán Nôm readings: tưởng
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