万

万 U+4E07, 万 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E07 ← 丆 [U+4E06] CJK Unified Ideographs 丈 → [U+4E08]

See also: 萬 and 方

Contents

TranslingualEdit

Stroke order

Stroke order

Han characterEdit

万 (radical 1 一+2, 3 strokes, cangjie input 一尸 (MS), four-corner 1022₇, composition ⿱一⿰丿𠃌)

ReferencesEdit

• KangXi: page 76, character 3
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10
• Dae Jaweon: page 137, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 9, character 3
• Unihan data for U+4E07

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ChineseEdit

Glyph originEdit

Historical forms of the character 万
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions

Unknown. Used as a tribal name in oracle inscriptions. Used as a number since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

Various theories have been proposed for its original meaning:

• Qu Wanli, Qiu Xigui and others propose that it originally refers to a type of dancer-musicians. This usage is attested in the oracle inscriptions. This may be supported by ancient literature, e.g. Shijing, which mentions a type of dance called 萬舞／万舞.
• Lin Yiguang proposes that it is an ancient form of 丏 (OC *meːnʔ), acting as a phonetic component in 賓 (OC *mpin).
• Some propose that it is a differentiated form of 亥.

Etymology 1Edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 万 – see 萬. (This character, 万, is the simplified and variant traditional form of 萬.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Usage notesEdit

Also used in disyllablic surnames.

Etymology 2Edit

simp. and trad.		万

PronunciationEdit

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mò (mo⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶, maak⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: mò
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ
    • Wade-Giles: mo⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moh
    • IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mak⁶, maak⁶
    • Yale: mahk, maahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹, maak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶, mag⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚²/, /mɑːk̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: /mək̚/▼

Rime
Character	万
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	德 (131)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	莫北切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mək̚/
Pan Wuyun	/mək̚/
Shao Rongfen	/mək̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mək̚/
Li Rong	/mək̚/
Wang Li	/mək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/mək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mò

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*mɯːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	万
Reading #	2/2
No.	12614
Phonetic component	万
Rime group	職
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	墨
Old Chinese	/*mɯːɡ/

Proper nounEdit

万

1. Only used in 万俟 (Mòqí).

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JapaneseEdit

Shinjitai	万
Kyūjitai	萬

KanjiEdit

万

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 萬)

1. myriad, ten thousand
2. very many

ReadingsEdit

As a simplification and variant of 萬:

• Goon: もん (mon)
• Kan’on: ばん (ban, Jōyō)
• Kan’yōon: まん (man, Jōyō)
• Kun: よろず (yorozu, 万)^{←よろづ (yorodu, historical)}
• Nanori: かず (kazu); かつ (katsu); すすむ (susumu); たか (taka); つむ (tsumu); つもる (tsumoru); ま (ma); ゆる (yuru); よし (yoshi)

As part of the surname 万俟:

• Goon: もく (moku)
• Kan’on: ぼく (boku)

CompoundsEdit

• 万一 (まんいち) (man'ichi)
• 万引 (まんびき) (manbiki)
• 万屋 (よろずや) (yorozuya)
• 万 (まん)華 (げ)鏡 (きょう) (mangekyō)
• 万 (ばん)感 (かん) (bankan)
• 万 (まん)機 (き) (manki)
• 万 (ばん)芸 (げい) (bangei)

• 万 (ばん)古 (こ) (banko)
• 万 (ばん)劫 (ごう) (bangō)
• 万才 (まんさい) (mansai)
• 万作 (まんさく) (mansaku)
• 万 (ばん)死 (し) (banshi)
• 万 (ばん)寿 (じゅ) (banju), 万 (まん)寿 (じゅ) (manju)
• 万 (ばん)丈 (じょう) (banjō)

• 万 (ばん)乗 (じょう) (banjō)
• 万 (ばん)状 (じょう) (banjō)
• 万 (まん)善 (ぜん) (manzen), 万 (まん)全 (ぜん) (manzen)
• 万 (まん)灯 (どう) (mandō)
• 万博 (ばんぱく) (banpaku)
• 万 (まん)歩 (ぽ)計 (けい) (manpokei)
• 万 (ばん)万 (ばん) (banban)

• 万 (ばん)民 (みん) (banmin): all the people, the entire nation
• 万 (ばん)有 (ゆう) (ban'yū)
• 万 (まん)葉 (よう)仮 (が)名 (な) (man'yōgana)
• 万 (まん)葉 (よう)集 (しゅう) (man'yōshū)
• 万力 (まんりき) (manriki)
• 万斛 (ばんこく) (bankoku)
• 万 (ばん)軍 (ぐん) (bangun)

NounEdit

万 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 萬, hiragana まん, rōmaji man)

1. ten thousand, 10,000

NounEdit

万 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 萬, hiragana よろず, rōmaji yorozu, historical hiragana よろづ)

1. ten thousand
2. a large number
3. all, everything

Derived termsEdit

• 万 (まん)が一 (いち) (mangaichi)

PrefixEdit

万 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 萬, hiragana ばん, rōmaji ban-)

1. many
2. all