丙
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Translingual Edit
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Han character Edit
丙 (Kangxi radical 1, 一+4, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一人月 (MOB), four-corner 10227, composition ⿱一内)
- Shuowen Jiezi radical №515
Derived characters Edit
Further reading Edit
- KangXi: page 78, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35
- Dae Jaweon: page 156, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 16, character 3
- Unihan data for U+4E19
Chinese Edit
simp. and trad. |
丙 |
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Glyph origin Edit
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Old Chinese | |
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更 | *kraːŋ, *kraːŋs |
粳 | *kraːŋ |
埂 | *kraːŋ, *kraːŋʔ |
浭 | *kraːŋ |
稉 | *kraːŋ |
梗 | *kraːŋʔ |
哽 | *kraːŋʔ |
綆 | *kraːŋʔ |
鯁 | *kraːŋʔ |
挭 | *kraːŋʔ |
骾 | *kraːŋʔ |
郠 | *kraːŋʔ |
硬 | *ŋɡraːŋs, *ŋɡraːŋs |
鞕 | *ŋɡraːŋs |
丙 | *pqraŋʔ |
炳 | *praŋʔ |
邴 | *praŋʔ, *praŋs |
怲 | *praŋʔ, *praŋs |
苪 | *praŋʔ |
蛃 | *praŋʔ |
昺 | *praŋʔ |
昞 | *praŋʔ |
窉 | *praŋʔ |
柄 | *praŋʔ, *praŋs |
鈵 | *praŋs |
寎 | *praŋs |
病 | *braŋs |
Various theories:
- Pictogram (象形) – shoulders (Shuowen).
- Pictogram (象形) – the tail of a fish (Erya).
- Pictogram (象形) – pedestal.
- Pictogram (象形) – small table.
- Original form of 柄 (OC *praŋʔ, *praŋs).
Whatever its original sense may be, it has been lost and replaced by its early use as a heavenly stem.
Etymology 1 Edit
Baxter and Sagart (2014) note the phonological relationship between 丙 (OC *praŋʔ) and 兩 (OC *p.raŋʔ, “a pair”); how these two are graphically related is noted in Baxter (1992). Smith (2011) suggests that these two words are not only phonologically similar but also etymologically related, with 丙, meaning "couplet" or "bivalve", referring to an asterism.
Pronunciation Edit
Definitions Edit
丙
- the third of the ten heavenly stems
- third
- a surname
Coordinate terms Edit
- (heavenly stems) 天干 (tiāngān); 甲 (jiǎ), 乙 (yǐ), 丙 (bǐng), 丁, 戊 (wù), 己 (jǐ), 庚 (gēng), 辛 (xīn), 壬 (rén), 癸 (guǐ) (Category: zh:Heavenly stems)
Compounds Edit
Descendants Edit
- → Zhuang: bingj
Etymology 2 Edit
For pronunciation and definitions of 丙 – see 抦 (“to beat”). (This character, 丙, is a variant form of 抦.) |
References Edit
- “Entry #1304”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese Edit
Kanji Edit
- something C
- the third of the ten heavenly stems
- third in rank
Readings Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Kanji in this term |
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丙 |
へい Grade: S |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 丙 (pjængX).
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
- something C; the third of the ten heavenly stems
Etymology 2 Edit
Kanji in this term |
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丙 |
ひのえ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
火 (Hi, “Fire”, one of the Five Elements) + の (no, attributive marker) + 兄 (e, “elder brother”)
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
- the third of the ten heavenly stems
Korean Edit
Hanja Edit
丙 (eumhun 셋째 천간 병 (setjjae cheon'gan byeong))
丙 (eumhun 남녘 병 (namnyeok byeong))
References Edit
Vietnamese Edit
Han character Edit
丙: Hán Việt readings: bính
丙: Nôm readings: biếng, bính
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References Edit
- Nom Foundation
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
- Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999