姜
See also: 薑
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
姜 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 廿土女 (TGV), four-corner 80404, composition ⿱𦍌女)
Derived characters edit
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 259, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6205
- Dae Jaweon: page 525, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1047, character 11
- Unihan data for U+59DC
Chinese edit
Glyph origin edit
Historical forms of the character 姜 | ||
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Shang | Western Zhou | Spring and Autumn |
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *klaŋ) : phonetic 羊 (OC *laŋ) + semantic 女 (“female”)
Etymology 1 edit
trad. | 姜 | |
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simp. # | 姜 |
Commonly assumed to be related to 羌 (OC *kʰlaŋ) (Pulleyblank, 2000), though not necessarily (Schuessler, 2007); 羊 (OC *laŋ, “sheep”) in the graphs may be just phonetic or also semantic, signifying "names referring to nomads" (Schuessler, 2009).
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
姜
- a surname
- (mythology) name of a river, identified as a Qi stream near Mount Qi (Commentary on the Water Classic)
Compounds edit
Etymology 2 edit
For pronunciation and definitions of 姜 – see 薑 (“ginger”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 薑). |
Notes:
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Japanese edit
Kanji edit
姜
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Readings edit
Compounds edit
- 姜黄 (kyōō): wild turmeric
Korean edit
Hanja edit
姜 • (gang) (hangeul 강, revised gang, McCune–Reischauer kang)
- a surname
Vietnamese edit
Han character edit
姜: Hán Nôm readings: Khương, khương, cưng, gừng
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