垟

垟 U+579F, 垟 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-579F ← 垞 [U+579E] CJK Unified Ideographs 垠 → [U+57A0]

Translingual

Han character

垟 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 土廿手 (GTQ), four-corner 4815₁, composition ⿰土羊)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 228, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5053
• Dae Jaweon: page 464, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 442, character 1
• Unihan data for U+579F

Chinese

simp. and trad.		垟

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yáng (yang²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶yan

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yáng
    • Wade–Giles: yang²
    • Yale: yáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yang
    • Palladius: ян (jan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁴
    • Yale: yèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶yan
    • MiniDict: yan^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhian
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiã²³/

Definitions

垟

1. (chiefly Wu) field
2. (Chinese mythology) earth spirit

Usage notes

• (field): Most commonly used in place names.

Compounds

• 上家垟
• 墳垟／坟垟
• 翁垟

 

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 垟 – see 牆 (“wall; Great Firewall; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 牆).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

垟

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): よう (yō)