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Translingual
Han character
藏 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 廿戈一尸 (TIMS), four-corner 44253, composition ⿱艹臧)
Derived characters
- 欌, 㶓, 臟, 贜, 鑶, 𡅆, 𡿄, 𤜐, 𦇴, 𧕨, 𨤃, 𩽮, 𪓅, 𡚥, 𢆮, 𣰾, 𭗶, 𩰅
Descendants
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1064, character 22
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32264
- Dae Jaweon: page 1529, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3311, character 11
- Unihan data for U+85CF
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
|
臧
|
*ʔsaːŋ
|
牂
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*ʔsaːŋ
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戕
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*kaːl, *ʔsaːŋ, *zaŋ
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贓
|
*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
|
*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
|
*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 *zaːŋ, *zaːŋs) : semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 臧 (OC *ʔsaːŋ).
Etymology 1
Baxter and Sagart (2014) reconstructs 藏 (OC *m-tsʰˤaŋ, “to store”) with an *m- prefix, which changes 倉 (OC *tsʰˁaŋ, “granary”) into a volitional verb. Cognate with Tibetan གསང (gsang, “secret; conceal”), འཚང ('tshang, “to press into”) (Schuessler, 2007); STEDT provisionally reconstructs Proto-Tibeto-Burman *C-(t)saŋ (“to bury; to conceal”).
Pronunciation
Note:
- qiang2 - vernacular;
- cang2 - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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藏
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Reading #
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1/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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cáng
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Middle Chinese
|
‹ dzang ›
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Old Chinese
|
/*m-tsʰˁaŋ/
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English
|
store (v.)
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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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藏
|
Reading #
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1/2
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No.
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10281
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Phonetic component
|
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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藏
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Old Chinese
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/*zaːŋ/
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Definitions
藏
- (transitive) to hide; to conceal
- (intransitive) to hide
- to store; to lay
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
藏 (“to hide; to conceal”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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收藏, 藏1
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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藏1
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Taiwan
|
藏1
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Singapore
|
藏1
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
|
藏1
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
|
抬
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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撿, 收, 藏1
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Wuhan
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收
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Guilin
|
藏1
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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收, 藏1, 囥
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Hefei
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藏1
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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收, 收埋, 摒, 摒埋
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Hong Kong
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收, 收埋, 摒, 摒埋
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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摒
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
|
摒
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
|
摒
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Yangjiang
|
收
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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收埋
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Gan
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Nanchang
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弆
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Lichuan
|
囥
|
Pingxiang
|
摒
|
Hakka
|
Meixian
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摒
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
|
摒
|
Heyuan (Bendihua)
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摒
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Wengyuan
|
摒
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Liannan
|
摒
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Jiexi
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囥
|
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
|
囥
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Changting
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摒
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Wuping (Yanqian)
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摒
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Ninghua
|
摒
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Yudu
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摒
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Ningdu
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摒
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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囥
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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摒
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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囥
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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囥
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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囥
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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藏4
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Hong Kong
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摒
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Senai (Huiyang)
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摒
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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囥
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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抬掇, 抬
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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囥
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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囥
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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囥
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Quanzhou
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囥
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Zhangzhou
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囥, 藏4
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Tainan
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藏4
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Singapore (Hokkien)
|
囥
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Manila (Hokkien)
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囥
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Chaozhou
|
囥
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Shantou
|
囥
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Jieyang
|
囥
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
囥
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Leizhou
|
囥
|
Haikou
|
囥
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Wu
|
Shanghai
|
囥
|
Shanghai (Chongming)
|
囥
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Suzhou
|
囥
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Danyang
|
囥
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Hangzhou
|
囥
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Ningbo
|
囥
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Wenzhou
|
囥
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Jinhua
|
囥
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Xiang
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Changsha
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弆
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Shuangfeng
|
收
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Dialectal synonyms of
躲 (“to hide”)
Variety
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Location
|
Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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躲藏, 藏躲, 躲
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
|
藏, 貓
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Taiwan
|
躲, 藏
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Singapore
|
躲
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Jilu Mandarin
|
Jinan
|
藏
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
|
藏, 卻
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Southwestern Mandarin
|
Chengdu
|
藏, 躲
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Wuhan
|
躲
|
Jianghuai Mandarin
|
Yangzhou
|
躲
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Hefei
|
藏
|
Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
匿, 匿埋
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Hong Kong
|
匿, 匿埋
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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摒
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
|
摒埋
|
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
|
摒
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
|
摒
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Macau
|
匿埋
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
|
匿埋
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
|
摒埋
|
Guangzhou (Conghua)
|
匿埋
|
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
|
揞埋
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Foshan
|
匿埋
|
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
|
匿埋
|
Foshan (Shunde)
|
匿埋
|
Foshan (Sanshui)
|
匿埋
|
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
|
匿埋
|
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
|
匿埋
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
|
揞埋
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
|
匿埋
|
Zhuhai (Doumen)
|
匿埋
|
Jiangmen (Baisha)
|
摒埋
|
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
匿埋, 摒埋
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Taishan
|
匿
|
Kaiping (Chikan)
|
匿
|
Enping (Niujiang)
|
匿
|
Heshan (Yayao)
|
匿埋
|
Dongguan
|
求埋
|
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
|
匿埋
|
Yangjiang
|
餌, 伏
|
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
匿埋
|
Gan
|
Nanchang
|
躲
|
Hakka
|
Meixian
|
摒
|
Hong Kong
|
摒
|
Senai (Huiyang)
|
摒
|
Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
躲
|
Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
儲
|
Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
屈, 覭
|
Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
覕, 囥
|
Quanzhou
|
覕, 囥
|
Zhangzhou
|
覕, 踮
|
Taipei
|
覕
|
Kaohsiung
|
覕
|
Yilan
|
覕
|
Changhua (Lukang)
|
覕
|
Taichung
|
覕
|
Tainan
|
覕
|
Kinmen
|
覕
|
Penghu (Magong)
|
覕
|
Singapore (Hokkien)
|
覕
|
Manila (Hokkien)
|
覕
|
Datian
|
逃
|
Chaozhou
|
踮, 覕
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Shantou
|
踮, 覕
|
Jieyang
|
踮, 覕
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
踮
|
Wenchang
|
逃
|
Haikou
|
逃
|
Wu
|
Shanghai
|
囥, 𨒃, 迓
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Suzhou
|
𨒃, 匽, 迓
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Wuxi
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迓
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Ningbo
|
幽
|
Wenzhou
|
埋, 縮, 躲
|
Jinhua
|
幽
|
Jinhua (Tangxi)
|
幽
|
Xiang
|
Changsha
|
躲
|
Shuangfeng
|
躲
|
Compounds
Etymology 2
Departing tone derivative of etymology 1.
Pronunciation
Note:
- Xiamen, Quanzhou:
- chōng - literary;
- chn̄g - vernacular (e.g., 牽藏 / 牵藏).
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
Character
|
藏
|
Reading #
|
2/2
|
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
|
zàng
|
Middle Chinese
|
‹ dzangH ›
|
Old Chinese
|
/*m-tsʰˁaŋ-s/
|
English
|
store, repository (n.)
|
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
|
藏
|
Reading #
|
2/2
|
No.
|
10284
|
Phonetic component
|
爿
|
Rime group
|
陽
|
Rime subdivision
|
0
|
Corresponding MC rime
|
藏
|
Old Chinese
|
/*zaːŋs/
|
Definitions
藏
- depository, repository; storage, treasury
- Buddhist or Taoist scriptures
- Original form of 臟/脏 (zàng, “internal organs”).
- (literary) to bury
- (literary) burial ground
Compounds
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Tibetan གཙང (gtsang).
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
Character
|
藏
|
Reading #
|
2/2
|
No.
|
10284
|
Phonetic component
|
爿
|
Rime group
|
陽
|
Rime subdivision
|
0
|
Corresponding MC rime
|
藏
|
Old Chinese
|
/*zaːŋs/
|
Definitions
藏
- Tibetan (people)
- Short for 西藏 (Xīzàng, “Tibet”).
Compounds
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Definitions
藏
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to stuff; to cram; to squeeze into
- (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Zhao'an Hakka) to hide
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
藏 (“to hide; to conceal”)
Variety
|
Location
|
Words
|
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
收藏, 藏1
|
Northeastern Mandarin
|
Beijing
|
藏1
|
Taiwan
|
藏1
|
Singapore
|
藏1
|
Jilu Mandarin
|
Jinan
|
藏1
|
Central Plains Mandarin
|
Xi'an
|
抬
|
Southwestern Mandarin
|
Chengdu
|
撿, 收, 藏1
|
Wuhan
|
收
|
Guilin
|
藏1
|
Jianghuai Mandarin
|
Yangzhou
|
收, 藏1, 囥
|
Hefei
|
藏1
|
Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
收, 收埋, 摒, 摒埋
|
Hong Kong
|
收, 收埋, 摒, 摒埋
|
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
|
摒
|
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
|
摒
|
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
|
摒
|
Yangjiang
|
收
|
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
收埋
|
Gan
|
Nanchang
|
弆
|
Lichuan
|
囥
|
Pingxiang
|
摒
|
Hakka
|
Meixian
|
摒
|
Wuhua (Huacheng)
|
摒
|
Heyuan (Bendihua)
|
摒
|
Wengyuan
|
摒
|
Liannan
|
摒
|
Jiexi
|
囥
|
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
|
囥
|
Changting
|
摒
|
Wuping (Yanqian)
|
摒
|
Ninghua
|
摒
|
Yudu
|
摒
|
Ningdu
|
摒
|
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
囥
|
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
摒
|
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
囥
|
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
囥
|
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
囥
|
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
藏4
|
Hong Kong
|
摒
|
Senai (Huiyang)
|
摒
|
Huizhou
|
Jixi
|
囥
|
Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
抬掇, 抬
|
Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
囥
|
Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
囥
|
Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
囥
|
Quanzhou
|
囥
|
Zhangzhou
|
囥, 藏4
|
Tainan
|
藏4
|
Singapore (Hokkien)
|
囥
|
Manila (Hokkien)
|
囥
|
Chaozhou
|
囥
|
Shantou
|
囥
|
Jieyang
|
囥
|
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
囥
|
Leizhou
|
囥
|
Haikou
|
囥
|
Wu
|
Shanghai
|
囥
|
Shanghai (Chongming)
|
囥
|
Suzhou
|
囥
|
Danyang
|
囥
|
Hangzhou
|
囥
|
Ningbo
|
囥
|
Wenzhou
|
囥
|
Jinhua
|
囥
|
Xiang
|
Changsha
|
弆
|
Shuangfeng
|
收
|
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
藏
(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 蔵)
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Readings
Korean
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
藏 • (jang) (hangeul 장)
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Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
藏: Hán Nôm readings: tàng, tạng
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