磅

磅 U+78C5, 磅 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-78C5 ← 磄 [U+78C4] CJK Unified Ideographs 磆 → [U+78C6]

Translingual

Han character

磅 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+10, 15 strokes, cangjie input 一口卜月尸 (MRYBS), four-corner 1062₇, composition ⿰石旁)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 834, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24386
• Dae Jaweon: page 1251, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2449, character 9
• Unihan data for U+78C5

Chinese

simp. and trad.		磅

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (方) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
縍	*paːŋ
榜	*paːŋʔ, *praːŋs, *braːŋ
蒡	*paːŋʔ, *braːŋ
牓	*paːŋʔ
螃	*paːŋʔ, *paːŋs, *baːŋ
搒	*paːŋs, *braːŋ
舫	*paːŋs, *paŋs
謗	*paːŋs
雱	*pʰaːŋ
磅	*pʰaːŋ, *pʰraːŋ
霶	*pʰaːŋ
滂	*pʰaːŋ
鎊	*pʰaːŋ
髈	*pʰaːŋʔ, *baːŋ
彷	*baːŋ, *pʰaŋʔ
趽	*baːŋ, *paŋ, *paŋs
房	*baːŋ, *baŋ
篣	*baːŋ, *braːŋ
騯	*baːŋ, *praːŋ, *braːŋ
傍	*baːŋ, *baːŋs
膀	*baːŋ
旁	*baːŋ
徬	*baːŋs
閍	*praːŋ
祊	*praːŋ
嗙	*praːŋ
方	*paŋ, *baŋ
汸	*paŋ
坊	*paŋ, *baŋ
邡	*paŋ, *pʰaŋs
枋	*paŋ
鈁	*paŋ
蚄	*paŋ
肪	*paŋ, *baŋ
鴋	*paŋ, *baŋ
牥	*paŋ
昉	*paŋʔ
瓬	*paŋʔ
放	*paŋʔ, *paŋs
倣	*paŋʔ
芳	*pʰaŋ
淓	*pʰaŋ
妨	*pʰaŋ, *pʰaŋs
紡	*pʰaŋʔ
仿	*pʰaŋʔ
髣	*pʰaŋʔ
鶭	*pʰaŋʔ
訪	*pʰaŋs
防	*baŋ, *baŋs
魴	*baŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰaːŋ, *pʰraːŋ) : semantic 石 (“rock; stone”) + phonetic 旁 (OC *baːŋ).

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English pound.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàng (bang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bong⁶, bong^6-2
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pong
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pōng / pǒng
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵paon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàng
    • Wade–Giles: pang⁴
    • Yale: bàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banq
    • Palladius: бан (ban)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bong⁶, bong^6-2
    • Yale: bohng, bóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bong⁶, bong^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: bong⁶, bong^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːŋ²²/, /pɔːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

Note: bong6-2 - “platform scale”.

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pong
    • Hakka Romanization System: bong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /poŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōng
    • Tâi-lô: pōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pong
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pǒng
    • Tâi-lô: pǒng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔŋ²²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵paon
    • MiniDict: paon^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²paan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pɑ̃³⁴/

Definitions

磅

1. pound (unit of mass)

   兩磅半／两磅半 [Cantonese]  ―  loeng⁵ bong⁶ bun³ [Jyutping]  ―  two-and-a-half pounds

2. to weigh

   去磅下幾重吖。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   去磅下几重吖。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   heoi³ bong⁶ haa⁵ gei² cung⁵ aa¹. [Jyutping]

   Go weigh yourself.

3. platform scale; balance

   電子磅／电子磅 [Cantonese]  ―  din⁶ zi² bong^6-2 [Jyutping]  ―  electronic scale

4. (Cantonese) pressure gauge; manometer

   谷磅 [Cantonese]  ―  guk¹ bong^6-2 [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• (platform scale):

Dialectal synonyms of 磅秤 (“platform scale”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		磅秤, 臺秤, 磅
Mandarin	Taiwan	磅秤
	Harbin	臺秤
	Yantai (Muping)	磅, 磅秤
	Jinan	磅秤, 磅
	Luoyang	磅秤
	Wanrong	磅
	Xi'an	磅秤, 磅
	Yinchuan	磅秤
	Lanzhou	磅秤
	Xining	磅秤
	Ürümqi	磅秤
	Wuhan	磅秤, 磅
	Chengdu	磅秤, 臺秤
	Guiyang	磅秤
	Liuzhou	磅秤
	Xuzhou	磅秤
	Yangzhou	磅秤
	Nanjing	磅秤
Cantonese	Hong Kong	磅
	Dongguan	磅
Gan	Nanchang	磅秤
	Pingxiang	磅秤
Hakka	Yudu	飽秤
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	磅秤, 秤仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	磅秤, 秤仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	磅秤, 秤仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	磅秤, 秤
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	磅秤, 秤仔, 秤
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	磅秤, 秤
Huizhou	Jixi	磅秤
Jin	Taiyuan	臺盤秤
	Xinzhou	磅子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	磅秤
Southern Min	Xiamen	磅, 磅仔, 磅仔秤
	Quanzhou	磅
	Zhangzhou	磅
	Haikou	磅
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	磅秤, 磅
Wu	Shanghai	磅秤
	Shanghai (Chongming)	磅秤
	Suzhou	磅秤
	Danyang	磅秤
	Hangzhou	磅秤
	Ningbo	磅秤
	Wenzhou	磅秤
	Jinhua	磅秤
Xiang	Changsha	磅秤

Compounds

• 呎磅
• 地磅 (dìbàng)
• 減磅／减磅 (jiǎnbàng)
• 甩重磅炸彈／甩重磅炸弹
• 磅刷
• 磅碼單／磅码单
• 磅秤 (bàngchèng)
• 磅紙／磅纸
• 磅重
• 英磅 (Yīngbàng)
• 覆磅
• 過磅／过磅 (guòbàng)
• 重磅 (zhòngbàng)
• 重磅炸彈／重磅炸弹
• 電磅／电磅

 

See also

• 鎊／镑

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English point.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàng (bang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàng
    • Wade–Giles: pang⁴
    • Yale: bàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banq
    • Palladius: бан (ban)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ⁵¹/

Definitions

磅

1. point (unit equal to 1/12 of a pica)

Synonyms

• 點／点 (diǎn)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): páng, pāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄤˊ, ㄆㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pong⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: páng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: páng
    • Wade–Giles: pʻang²
    • Yale: páng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: parng
    • Palladius: пан (pan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pang
    • Wade–Giles: pʻang¹
    • Yale: pāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pang
    • Palladius: пан (pan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pong⁴
    • Yale: pòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pông
    • Tâi-lô: pông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poong
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /pɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔŋ¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: phang

Rime
Character	磅
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	普郎切
Baxter	phang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰaŋ/
Li Rong	/pʰɑŋ/
Wang Li	/pʰɑŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/pʰɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	pāng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	pong1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*pʰaːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	磅
Reading #	1/2
No.	2995
Phonetic component	方
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	滂
Old Chinese	/*pʰaːŋ/
Notes	見上林賦

Definitions

磅

1. Only used in 磅礴 (pángbó) and 磅磄.

Compounds

• 大氣磅礴／大气磅礴
• 氣勢磅礴／气势磅礴 (qìshìpángbó)
• 磅磄
• 磅礡 (pángbó)
• 磅礴 (pángbó)
• 解衣磅礴

 

Etymology 4

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pāng (pang¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pong⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pong
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pōng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pang
    • Wade–Giles: pʻang¹
    • Yale: pāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pang
    • Palladius: пан (pan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pong⁴
    • Yale: pòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pong
    • Hakka Romanization System: bong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /poŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōng
    • Tâi-lô: pōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔŋ³³/

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• Middle Chinese: phang, phjaeng

Rime
Character	磅	磅
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)	庚 (111)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	普郎切	撫庚切
Baxter	phang	phjaeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰɑŋ/	/pʰˠiæŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰɑŋ/	/pʰᵚiaŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰɑŋ/	/pʰiaŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰaŋ/	/pʰiajŋ/
Li Rong	/pʰɑŋ/	/pʰiɐŋ/
Wang Li	/pʰɑŋ/	/pʰĭɐŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/pʰɑŋ/	/pʰi̯ɐŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	pāng	pīng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	pong1	ping1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*pʰaːŋ/, /*pʰraːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	磅	磅
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	2995	3017
Phonetic component	方	方
Rime group	陽	陽
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	滂	磅
Old Chinese	/*pʰaːŋ/	/*pʰraːŋ/
Notes	見上林賦	見上林賦

Definitions

磅

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Compounds

• 殷磅
• 砰磅 (pēng páng)
• 磅硠
• 磅礚
• 磅空 (pōng-khang) (Hokkien)

 

Japanese

Kanji

磅

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. pound

Readings

• Go-on: ひょう (hyō); ほう (hō)
• Kan-on: ほう (hō)
• Kun: ポンド (pondo)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
磅
ポンド Hyōgaiji

Alternative spellings
封 听

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ポ​ンド [póꜜǹdò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [põ̞ndo̞]

Noun

磅(ポンド) • (pondo) 

1. Rare spelling of ポンド (pondo, “pound”).

Synonyms

• パウンド (paundo)
• 英斤(えいきん) (eikin)

Korean

Hanja

磅 • (bang) (hangeul 방, revised bang, McCune–Reischauer pang, Yale pang)

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Vietnamese

Han character

磅: Hán Nôm readings: bàng

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