仰

See also: TCP

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

Translingual

Han character

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

Derived characters

• 𦯒, 𨦪, 𩣍, 𠑕

References

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

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		仰

Glyph origin

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 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎng (yang³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): gióng / giáng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngiang²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ
    • Wade–Giles: yang³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁵
    • Yale: yéuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœ̽ːŋ¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gióng
    • Tâi-lô: gióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giorng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /giɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /giɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /giɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giáng
    • Tâi-lô: giáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giarng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /giaŋ⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngiang²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngiáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiaŋ⁵²/

Note: literary.

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• Dialectal data▼

Variety	Location	edit 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/

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• Middle Chinese: /ŋɨɐŋ^X/▼

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

• Old Chinese▼

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.ŋaŋʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋaŋʔ/

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/

Definitions

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​.

Compounds

Derived terms from 仰

• 久仰 (jiǔyǎng)
• 久仰大名 (jiǔyǎngdàmíng)
• 久仰山斗
• 人仰馬翻／人仰马翻 (rényǎngmǎfān)
• 仰不愧天
• 仰之彌高／仰之弥高 (yǎngzhīmígāo)
• 仰事俯畜
• 仰人鼻息
• 仰光 (Yǎngguāng)
• 仰八叉
• 仰八腳兒／仰八脚儿
• 仰剌叉
• 仰天 (yǎngtiān)
• 仰天大笑
• 仰天太息
• 仰天長歎／仰天长叹
• 仰屋
• 仰屋竊歎／仰屋窃叹
• 仰屋興嘆／仰屋兴叹
• 仰屋著書／仰屋著书
• 仰息
• 仰慕 (yǎngmù)
• 仰承
• 仰攀
• 仰望 (yǎngwàng)
• 仰止
• 仰求

• 仰泳 (yǎngyǒng)
• 仰爬
• 仰看
• 仰秣
• 仰翻
• 仰臥／仰卧 (yǎngwò)
• 仰藥／仰药
• 仰視／仰视 (yǎngshì)
• 仰觀／仰观 (yǎngguān)
• 仰觀俯察／仰观俯察
• 仰角 (yǎngjiǎo)
• 仰面 (yǎngmiàn)
• 仰韶
• 仰韶文化
• 仰首伸眉
• 俛仰
• 信仰 (xìnyǎng)
• 俯仰 (fǔyǎng)
• 俯仰之間／俯仰之间
• 俯仰無愧／俯仰无愧 (fǔyǎng wúkuì)
• 俯仰由人
• 倒仰
• 偃仰
• 健仰
• 六馬仰秣／六马仰秣
• 前仰後合／前仰后合
• 前俯後仰／前俯后仰

• 前合後仰／前合后仰
• 四仰八叉
• 宗仰 (zōngyǎng)
• 宗教信仰 (zōngjiào xìnyǎng)
• 後仰前合／后仰前合
• 後合前仰／后合前仰
• 打仰
• 敬仰 (jìngyǎng)
• 景仰 (jǐngyǎng)
• 欽仰／钦仰
• 民間信仰／民间信仰 (mínjiān xìnyǎng)
• 沒投仰仗／没投仰仗
• 沒頭仰仗／没头仰仗
• 泛靈信仰／泛灵信仰
• 渴仰
• 溈仰宗／沩仰宗
• 瞻仰 (zhānyǎng)
• 祗仰
• 與世俯仰／与世俯仰
• 與世偃仰／与世偃仰
• 鑽仰／钻仰
• 鑽堅仰高／钻坚仰高
• 馬仰人翻／马仰人翻 (mǎyǎngrénfān)
• 高山仰之
• 高山仰止
• 高山安仰
• 鬼靈信仰／鬼灵信仰

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎng, yàng (yang³, yang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ, ㄧㄤˋ

• Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): ng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ
    • Wade–Giles: yang³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˋ
    • Wade–Giles: yang⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ⁵¹/

Note:

• yǎng - Mainland and Taiwan standard;
• yàng - obsolete.

Min Nan

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: ng³
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ǹg
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ²¹³/

Note: vernacular.

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• Dialectal data▼

Variety	Location	edit 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/

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• Middle Chinese: /ŋɨɐŋ^H/▼

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

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋaŋs/

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/

Definitions

仰

1. to rely on

Compounds

• 仰仗 (yǎngzhàng)
• 仰借
• 仰哺

• 仰成
• 仰杖
• 仰給／仰给

• 仰給於人／仰给于人
• 仰賴／仰赖 (yǎnglài)
• 仰食 (yǎngshí)

Pronunciation 3

simp. and trad.		仰
variant forms		昂 卬

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): áng (ang²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngong⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: áng
    • Zhuyin: ㄤˊ
    • Wade–Giles: ang²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: arng
    • Tongyong Pinyin: áng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngong⁵
    • Yale: ngóhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngong⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngong⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːŋ¹³/

Definitions

仰

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

Compounds

• 仰仰

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Japanese

Kanji

仰

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

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

Readings

• Go-on: ごう (gō)
• Kan-on: ぎょう (gyō, Jōyō)
• Kan’yō-on: こう (kō, Jōyō, uncommon)
• Kun: あおぐ (aogu, 仰ぐ, Jōyō); おおせ (ōse, 仰せ, Jōyō); あおる (aoru)

Compounds

• 仰臥 (ぎょうが) (gyōga)
• 仰角 (ぎょうかく) (gyōkaku)
• 仰山 (ぎょうさん) (gyōsan)
• 仰視 (ぎょうし) (gyōshi)
• 仰天 (ぎょうてん) (gyōten)
• 仰望 (ぎょうぼう) (gyōbō)
• 仰 (の)け様 (ざま) (nokezama)

Related terms

• 仰々 (ぎょうぎょう)しい (gyōgyōshii), 仰仰 (ぎょうぎょう)しい (gyōgyōshii)
• 仰 (の)けぞる (nokezoru), 仰反 (のけぞ)る (nokezoru)
• 仰 (お)っしゃる (ossharu)
• 仰 (あお)のく (aonoku)
• 仰 (あお)のける (aonokeru)
• 仰 (あお)向 (む)く (aomuku)

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Korean

Hanja

仰 • (ang) (hangeul 앙, revised ang, McCune–Reischauer ang)

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

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Vietnamese

Han character

仰 (ngưỡng, ngẳng, ngẵng, ngãng, khưỡng, ngẩng, ngẫng, ngửng)

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References

• Nom Foundation