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Translingual
Han character
轟 (Kangxi radical 159, 車+14, 21 strokes, cangjie input 十十十十十 (JJJJJ), four-corner 50556, composition ⿱車䡛)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1249, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38577
- Dae Jaweon: page 1728, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3559, character 12
- Unihan data for U+8F5F
Chinese
Glyph origin
Triplication of 車 (“cart”).
Pronunciation
Note:
- hong - literary;
- eng - vernacular.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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轟
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轟
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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5128
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5129
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Phonetic component
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轟
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轟
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Rime group
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耕
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耕
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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轟
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轟
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Old Chinese
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/*qʰʷreːŋ/
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/*qʰʷreːŋs/
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Definitions
轟
- (onomatopoeia) bang; boom
- to rumble; to explode; to blast
- to shoo away; to expel
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
轟
(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 軣)
- roar
- thunder
- boom
- resound
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 轟 (MC xweang|xweangH).
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
轟 (eumhun 울릴 굉 (ullil goeng))
- hanja form? of 굉 (“roar; thunder; boom”)
Compounds
Compounds
- 굉성 (轟聲, goengseong)
- 굉굉 (轟轟, goenggoeng)
- 굉렬 (轟烈, goengnyeol)
- 굉발 (轟發, goengbal, “exploding loudly”)
- 굉소 (轟笑, goengso, “laughing loudly”)
- 굉침 (轟沈, goengchim, “sinking a ship instantly”)
- 굉연 (轟然, goeng'yeon, “deafening sound”)
- 굉음 (轟音, goeng'eum, “booming sound”)
- 굉천뢰 (轟天雷, goengcheolloe, “great thunder”)
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
轟: Hán Nôm readings: huênh, oanh, oang, oàng
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