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仰

See also: TCP
仰 U+4EF0, 仰
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4EF0
← 仯
[U+4EEF] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 仱 →
[U+4EF1]

TranslingualEdit

Han characterEdit

仰 (radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人竹女中 (OHVL), four-corner 27220, composition ⿰亻卬)

Derived charactersEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • KangXi: page 94, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 400
  • Dae Jaweon: page 199, character 14
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 125, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+4EF0

ChineseEdit

simp. and trad.
 仰
 
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Glyph originEdit

Historical forms of the character 仰
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script
 
Small seal script
 

s05776

Transcribed ancient scripts
 

L35073

 

L35074

 

L17428

 

L17429

 

L17430

 

L17431

References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Characters in the same phonetic series (卬) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
卬 *ŋaːŋ, *ŋaŋʔ
枊 *ŋaːŋ, *ŋaːŋs
昂 *ŋaːŋ
仰 *ŋaŋʔ, *ŋaŋs
迎 *ŋaŋ, *ŋraŋs

Pronunciation 1Edit

Note: literary.
  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 仰
Mandarin Beijing /iɑŋ²¹⁴/
Harbin /iaŋ²¹³/
Tianjin /iɑŋ¹³/
Jinan /iaŋ⁵⁵/
Qingdao /iaŋ⁵⁵/
Zhengzhou /iaŋ⁵³/
Xi'an /niaŋ⁵³/
/iaŋ⁵³/
Xining /iɔ̃⁵³/
Yinchuan /iɑŋ⁵³/
Lanzhou /iɑ̃⁴⁴²/
Ürümqi /iɑŋ⁵¹/
Wuhan /iaŋ⁴²/
Chengdu /iaŋ⁵³/
Guiyang /niaŋ⁴²/
Kunming /niã̠⁵³/
Nanjing /liaŋ²¹²/
Hefei /iɑ̃⁵⁵/
Jin Taiyuan /iɒ̃⁵³/
Pingyao /iɑŋ⁵³/
Hohhot /iɑ̃⁵³/
Wu Shanghai /ȵiã³⁵/
/ȵiã²³/
Suzhou /ȵiã⁵¹/
Hangzhou /ȵiɑŋ⁵³/
Wenzhou /ȵi³⁵/
Hui Shexian /nia³⁵/
Tunxi /ȵiau³¹/
Xiang Changsha /ȵian⁴¹/
Xiangtan /ȵian⁴²/
Gan Nanchang /ȵiɔŋ²¹³/
Hakka Meixian
Taoyuan /ŋioŋ³¹/
Cantonese Guangzhou /jœŋ²³/
Nanning /jœŋ²⁴/
Hong Kong /jœŋ¹³/
Min Xiamen (Min Nan) /giɔŋ⁵³/
Fuzhou (Min Dong) /nyoŋ³²/
Jian'ou (Min Bei) /ŋiɔŋ²¹/
Shantou (Min Nan) /ŋiaŋ⁵³/
Haikou (Min Nan) /niaŋ²¹³/
Rime
Character 仰
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 陽 (105)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 魚兩切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ŋɨɐŋX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ŋiɐŋX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ŋiɑŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ŋɨaŋX/
Li
Rong 		/ŋiaŋX/
Wang
Li 		/ŋĭaŋX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ŋi̯aŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yǎng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		joeng5
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 仰
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		yǎng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ ngjangX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*C.ŋaŋʔ/
English lift the face, look up

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 仰
Reading # 1/2
No. 31
Phonetic
component 		卬
Rime
group 		陽
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		仰
Old
Chinese 		/*ŋaŋʔ/

DefinitionsEdit

仰

  1. to raise the head to look
  2. to look up to; to admire
  3. to face upward; to flip
  4. † to trace back
  5. † Used in official documents in the old days; shows deference to a superior, and hope to a subordinate.
  6. A surname​.

CompoundsEdit

Derived terms from 仰

Pronunciation 2Edit

Note:
  • yǎng - Mainland and Taiwan standard;
  • yàng - obsolete.
  • Min Nan
    • Note: vernacular.
    Rime
    Character 仰
    Reading # 2/2
    Initial (聲) 疑 (31)
    Final (韻) 陽 (105)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 魚向切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ŋɨɐŋH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ŋiɐŋH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ŋiɑŋH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ŋɨaŋH/
    Li
    Rong         		/ŋiaŋH/
    Wang
    Li         		/ŋĭaŋH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ŋi̯aŋH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		yàng
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		joeng6
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 仰
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 33
    Phonetic
    component         		卬
    Rime
    group         		陽
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		𨋕
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ŋaŋs/

    DefinitionsEdit

    仰

    1. to rely on

    CompoundsEdit

    Pronunciation 3Edit

    simp. and trad.
    		 仰
    alternative forms 昂
    卬

    DefinitionsEdit

    仰

    1. Alternative form of 昂 (áng, “high”).

    CompoundsEdit

    JapaneseEdit

    KanjiEdit

    仰

    (common “Jōyō” kanji)

    1. face-up
    2. look up
    3. depend
    4. seek
    5. respect
    6. revere
    7. drink
    8. take

    ReadingsEdit

    CompoundsEdit

    Related termsEdit

    KoreanEdit

    HanjaEdit

    仰 (eum 앙 (ang))

    1. to raise the head to look
    2. to look up; to rely on; to admire

    VietnameseEdit

    Han characterEdit

    仰: Hán Nôm readings: ngưỡng, ngẳng, ngẵng, ngãng, khưỡng, ngẩng, ngẫng, ngửng

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    ReferencesEdit

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