Wiktionary

仲

仲 U+4EF2, 仲
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4EF2
← 仱
[U+4EF1] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 仳 →
[U+4EF3]

Translingual edit

Stroke order
 

Han character edit

仲 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人中 (OL) or X人中 (XOL), four-corner 25206, composition ⿰亻中)

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 94, character 11
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 403
  • Dae Jaweon: page 200, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 121, character 7
  • Unihan data for U+4EF2

Chinese edit

Glyph origin edit

Historical forms of the character 仲
Shang Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
       
Oracle bone script
 

j18803

 

j18804

 

j18805

 

j18806

 

j18807

 

j18808

 

j18809

 

j18810

 

j18811

 

j18812

 

j18813

 

j18814

 

j18815

 

j18816

 

j18817

 

j18818

 

j18819

 

j18820

 

j18821

 

j18822

 

j18823

 

j18824

 

j18825

 

j18826

 

j18827

 

j18828

 

j18829

 

j18830

 

j18831

 

j18832

 

j18833

 

j18834

 

j18835

 

j18836

 

j18837

 

j18838

 

j18839

 

j18840

 

j18841

 

j18842

 

j18843

Bronze inscriptions
 

b12253

Small seal script
 

s05674

Transcribed ancient scripts
 

L35564

 

L35565

 

L35566

 

L35567

 

L35568

 

L35569

 

L18953

 

L18954

 

L18955

 

L18956

 

L18957

 

L18952

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 (中) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
中 *tuŋ, *tuŋs
忠 *tuŋ
衷 *tuŋ, *tuŋs
忡 *tʰuŋ
浺 *tʰuŋ
盅 *tʰuŋ, *duŋ, *tjoŋ
种 *duŋ
沖 *duŋ
翀 *duŋ
仲 *duŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *duŋs): semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 中 (OC *tuŋ, *tuŋs, “middle”).

Etymology 1 edit

simp. and trad.
 仲

Derived from 中 (OC *tuŋ, *tuŋs, “middle”).

Pronunciation edit

Rime
Character 仲
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 澄 (11)
Final (韻) 東 (2)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 直衆切
Baxter drjuwngH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɖɨuŋH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɖiuŋH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ȡiuŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɖuwŋH/
Li
Rong 		/ȡiuŋH/
Wang
Li 		/ȡĭuŋH/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ȡʱi̯uŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		zhòng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		zung6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 仲
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		zhòng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ drjuwngH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*N-truŋ-s/
English middle (of brothers)

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 仲
Reading # 1/1
No. 17419
Phonetic
component 		中
Rime
group 		終
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		仲
Old
Chinese 		/*duŋs/

Definitions edit

仲

  1. † second, especially when referring to seniority of siblings. See usage notes of 伯.
    伯仲  ―  bózhòng  ―  superior and inferior, competition, comparison
  2. † middle
    仲夏  ―  zhòngxià  ―  midsummer
    仲裁  ―  zhòngcái  ―  arbitration
  3. a surname

Compounds edit

Etymology 2 edit

simp. and trad.
 仲
alternative forms 重

Probably from 重.

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

仲

  1. (Cantonese) still (referring to time)
    仲未得住。 [Cantonese]  ―  zung6 mei6 dak1 zyu6. [Jyutping]  ―  It's still not OK.
    佢而家都仲食緊飯。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    佢而家都仲食紧饭。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 ji4 gaa1 dou1 zung6 sik6 gan2 faan6. [Jyutping]
    He is still eating, even now.
  2. (Cantonese) even more
    我哋間屋仲大。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    我哋间屋仲大。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ngo5 dei6 gaan1 uk1 zung6 daai6. [Jyutping]
    Our house is even bigger.
    依條褲仲貴。／依条裤仲贵。 [Cantonese]  ―  ji1 tiu4 fu3 zung6 gwai3. [Jyutping]  ―  This pair of pants is even more expensive.
  3. (Cantonese) also; as well
Synonyms edit
Dialectal synonyms of 還 (“still; yet”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 猶, 尚
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 還, 仍, 尚
Mandarin Beijing 還
Taiwan 還
Jinan 還
Wanrong 還
Xi'an 還
Lanzhou 還
Wuhan 還
Chengdu 還
Guilin 還
Liuzhou 還
Yangzhou 還
Nanjing 還
Hefei 還
Nantong 還
Malaysia 還
Singapore 還
Cantonese Guangzhou 重
Hong Kong 重
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 重
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 重
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 重
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 還
Macau 重
Guangzhou (Panyu) 重
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 重
Guangzhou (Conghua) 重
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 重
Foshan 重
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 重
Foshan (Shunde) 重
Foshan (Sanshui) 重
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 重
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 還
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 重
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 重
Zhuhai (Doumen) 還
Jiangmen (Baisha) 還
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 還
Taishan 還
Kaiping (Chikan) 還
Enping (Niujiang) 還
Heshan (Yayao) 重
Dongguan 重
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 重
Shenzhen (Dapeng) 重, 還
Qingyuan 重
Fogang 重
Yingde (Hanguang) 閒
Yangshan 重
Lianshan (Butian) 成
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) 重
Shaoguan 重
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 重
Renhua 重
Lechang 重
Sihui 重
Deqing 淨, 重
Huaiji 重
Yunfu 鄭
Xinxing 重
Luoding 重
Yunan (Pingtai) 鄭
Yangjiang 還
Xinyi 重
Nanning 重
Wuzhou 重
Yulin 重
Hepu (Lianzhou) 重
Mengshan (Xihe) 重
Beiliu (Tangliao) 重
Bobai 重
Qinzhou 重
Beihai 重
Ningming 重
Hengzhou 淨
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 重
Singapore (Guangfu) 重
Gan Nanchang 還
Pingxiang 還
Hakka Meixian 還
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 重
Dongguan (Qingxi) 還
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 還
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 還
Conghua (Lütian) 還
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 還
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 還
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 還
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 還
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 還
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 猶
Hong Kong 還
Luchuan (Daqiao) 還
Kuching (Hepo) 還
Huizhou Jixi 還
Jin Taiyuan 還
Min Bei Jian'ou 固, 唵
Min Dong Fuzhou 固
Matsu 固
Min Nan Xiamen 猶, 猶閣
Quanzhou 猶, 猶閣
Zhangzhou 猶, 猶閣
Zhao'an 還
Tainan 猶, 猶閣
Penang (Hokkien) 閣
Singapore (Hokkien) 猶, 猶閣, 閣
Manila (Hokkien) 猶, 猶閣
Chaozhou 還
Shantou 還
Jieyang 還
Haifeng 還
Singapore (Teochew) 還
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 仲
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 重
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 還
Wu Shanghai 還
Suzhou 還
Danyang 還
Wenzhou 還
Jinhua 還
Xiang Changsha 還
Loudi 還
Shuangfeng 還
Quanzhou 還

Compounds edit

References edit

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

仲

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings edit

Compounds edit

Etymology edit

Kanji in this term
仲
なか
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 仲 – see the following entry.
【なか】
[noun] 仲: relationship, terms
[proper noun] 仲: a surname
(This term, 仲, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

Pronunciation edit

Hanja edit

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

仲 (eum 중 (jung))

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Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

仲: Hán Nôm readings: trọng

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References edit

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