霸

霸 (Kangxi radical 173, 雨+13, 21 strokes, cangjie input 一月廿十月 (MBTJB), four-corner 1052₇, composition ⿱⻗䩗)

• 壩 欛 灞 䃻 𢥻 𢺞 𤫦 𩽷(𬶻) 𬧞

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1379, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42490
• Dae Jaweon: page 1888, character 25
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4077, character 19
• Unihan data for U+9738

Historical forms of the character 霸
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script

In oracle bone script, ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 革 (“change”) + 月 (“moon”) – changes in moonlight.

Bronze inscriptions added 雨 to make 䨣 a phonetic component.

Exoactive or transitive of 伯 (OC *praːɡ, “be the eldest”) (Schuessler, 2007).

霸

1. to dominate

   • 管仲相桓公，霸諸侯，一匡天下，民到于今受其賜。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     管仲相桓公，霸诸侯，一匡天下，民到于今受其赐。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE

     Guǎn zhòng xiàng Huángōng, bà zhūhóu, yīkuāng Tiānxià, mín dào yújīn shòu qí cì.

     Guan Zhong helped Duke Huan to dominate the various princes, thus unifying and rectifying the realm. Until now the people are still receiving the gifts of his .

2. (historical) overlord, hegemon

   • 三王五霸，其所道不過爵祿，而功相萬者，其所道明也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     三王五霸，其所道不过爵禄，而功相万者，其所道明也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Lord Shang, circa 3^rd century BCE, translated based on J.J.L. Duyvendak's version

     Sānwáng wǔbà, qí suǒ dào bùguò juélù, ér gōng xiàng wàn zhě, qí suǒ dào míng yě.

     The principle followed by the Three Kings and the Five Hegemons was no other than that of giving titles and emoluments, and the reason that people emulated each other in merit was because the principles which they followed were clear.

3. tyrant; despot; bully

   • 以力假仁者霸，霸必有大國，以德行仁者王，王不待大。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     以力假仁者霸，霸必有大国，以德行仁者王，王不待大。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Yǐlì jiǎrén zhě bà, bà bì yǒu dàguó, yǐdé xíngrén zhě wáng, wáng bù dài dà.

     He who uses force while feigning humaneness is a despot; despots certainly crave large states. He who uses virtues to practice humaneness is a sovereign; sovereigns need no large states.

4. hegemony; tyranny

   • 十五年，春，復會焉，齊始霸也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     十五年，春，复会焉，齐始霸也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Shíwǔ nián, chūn, fù huì yān, qí shǐ bà yě.

     In the 15th year, in spring, again met there. Qi exerted its hegemony for the first time.

   • 釐王三年，齊桓公始霸。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     釐王三年，齐桓公始霸。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Xīwáng sānnián, Qí Huángōng shǐ bà.

     In King Xi's third year, Duke Huan of Qi exerted his hegemony for the first time.

5. to occupy; to monopolize

   霸佔／霸占  ―  bàzhàn  ―  to forcibly occupy, to seize

   霸機／霸机  ―  bàjī  ―  to stage a sit-in after a plane has landed

   霸位 [Cantonese]  ―  baa³ wai^6-2   ―  to reserve a seat for someone who has not yet arrived

6. (Eastern Min) powerful; awesome; impressive

   伊野霸 [Eastern Min]  ―  ĭ iā-*bá / [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]  ―  s/he is awesome

Same word as 魄 (OC *pʰraːɡ, “soul”) and cognate with 白 (OC *braːɡ, “white”) (Schuessler, 2007). Chiefly attested in Zhou-era bronze inscriptions for calendrical functions (Wang, 1923).

霸

1. (archaic, Chinese astronomy) Alternative form of 魄 (pò, “illuminated part of the moon”)
2. ^† moonlight in the beginning of a lunar month right after the new moon

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 覇)

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• Go-on: へ (he)、ひゃく (hyaku)
• Kan-on: は (ha)、はく (haku)
• Kun: はたがしら (hatagashira)、かしら (kashira)

From a corrupted or unorthodox reading. The original reading is 파 (pa) based on Middle Chinese 霸 (MC paeH).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): ~
• Phonetic hangul:
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

霸

Wikisource

霸 (eumhun 으뜸 패 (eutteum pae))

1. hanja form^? of 패 (“the best; the top; the head”)

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

霸: Hán Nôm readings: bá, phách

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