丞
See also: 氶
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Translingual edit
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Han character edit
丞 (Kangxi radical 1, 一+5, 6 strokes, cangjie input 弓水一 (NEM) or 難弓水一 (XNEM), four-corner 17103, composition ⿱氶一)
Derived characters edit
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 78, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40
- Dae Jaweon: page 157, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 19, character 8
- Unihan data for U+4E1E
Chinese edit
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Glyph origin edit
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意): 卩 (“kneeling person”) + 廾 (“both hands”) + 凵 (“hole”) – to rescue a person from a hole. Compare 承.
Etymology edit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-tjaŋ (“upper part; rise; raise”).
Pronunciation 1 edit
Definitions edit
丞
- † to assist, to aid
- (archaic) a low-level assistant to the governor of a county
- † Alternative form of 承
- a surname
See also edit
Compounds edit
- 丞相 (chéngxiàng)
Pronunciation 2 edit
Definitions edit
丞
- † Original form of 拯 (zhěng, “to rescue”).
Japanese edit
Kanji edit
丞
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Readings edit
- Go-on: じょう (jō)
- Kan-on: しょう (shō)
- Kun: すくう (sukuu, 丞う)←すくふ (sukufu, 丞ふ, historical); たすける (tasukeru, 丞ける)
- Nanori: すけ (suke)
As a variant of 抍:
Korean edit
Etymology 1 edit
Hanja edit
Etymology 2 edit
Hanja edit
丞 (eumhun 구원할 증 (guwonhal jeung))
References edit
Vietnamese edit
Han character edit
丞: Hán Việt readings: thừa
丞: Hán Nôm readings: thừa, chẳng
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