弜

弜 U+5F1C, 弜 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5F1C ← 弛 [U+5F1B] CJK Unified Ideographs 弝 → [U+5F1D]

Translingual

Han character

弜 (Kangxi radical 57, 弓+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 弓弓 (NN) or 難難弓弓 (XXNN), composition ⿰弓弓)

1. A powerful bow

Derived characters

• 𠱳, 𤙗, 𢐀, 𫸺, 𢐈, 𢐑, 𢐘, 𢐜, 𫳆, 𦭲, 𥋡, 𢑅, 㢲, 𧙭, 𩰲, 𠸇, 𢐭
• 𢏺, 粥, 弻, 𢐆, 弼, 㣃, 䰜, 𢐥, 𢐨, 𢐮, 𢐬, 𢐷, 𢐲, 𢐹, 𢐺, 𢐾, 𢑌, 𮫛

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 357, character 7
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9725
• Dae Jaweon: page 673, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 991, character 12
• Unihan data for U+5F1C

Chinese

simp. and trad.		弜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàng (jiang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): koeng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàng
    • Wade–Giles: chiang⁴
    • Yale: jyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianq
    • Palladius: цзян (czjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: koeng⁵
    • Yale: kéuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: koeng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: kêng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰœːŋ¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: gje, gjangX

Rime
Character	弜	弜
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	支 (13)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	渠羈切	其兩切
Baxter	gje	gjangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡˠiᴇ/	/ɡɨɐŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡᵚiɛ/	/ɡiɐŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiɛ/	/ɡiɑŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gjiə̆/	/gɨaŋX/
Li Rong	/ɡje/	/ɡiaŋX/
Wang Li	/ɡǐe/	/ɡĭaŋX/
Bernard Karlgren	/gie̯/	/gi̯aŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qí	jiàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kei4	goeng6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡaŋʔ/, /*ɡra/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	弜	弜
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	6269	6270
Phonetic component	弜	弜
Rime group	陽	魚
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	勥	竒
Old Chinese	/*ɡaŋʔ/	/*ɡra/

Definitions

弜

1. (obsolete) strong; unyielding

References

• (Cantonese) Jyutping Database (iso10646hk.net) - Cantonese Pronunciation List (Part 2), p. 104

Japanese

Kanji

弜

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): きょう (kyō); ごう (gō); き (ki)
• Kun: つよい (tsuyoi); つよいゆみ (tsuyoiyumi)