嬙

See also: 嫱

嬙	U+5B19, 嬙 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B19

← 嬘
[U+5B18]

CJK Unified Ideographs

嬚 →
[U+5B1A]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

嬙 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 女土人田 (VGOW), four-corner 4446₁, composition ⿰女嗇)

lady

References edit

Kangxi Dictionary: page 272, character 13
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6777
Dae Jaweon: page 540, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1083, character 11
Unihan data for U+5B19

Chinese edit

trad.		嬙
simp.		嫱

Glyph origin edit

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

Characters in the same phonetic series (嗇) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
濇	srɯb, srɯɡ
嗇	*srɯɡ
穡	*srɯɡ
薔	zaŋ, srɯɡ
轖	*srɯɡ
繬	*srɯɡ
嬙	zaŋ, srɯɡ
懎	*srɯɡ

Characters in the same phonetic series (牆) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
薔	zaŋ, srɯɡ
廧	*zaŋ
蘠	*zaŋ
嬙	zaŋ, srɯɡ
檣	*zaŋ

Etymology 1: Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zaŋ, *srɯɡ) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + abbreviated phonetic 牆 (OC *zaŋ).
Etymology 2: Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zaŋ, *srɯɡ) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 嗇 (OC *srɯɡ).

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiáng (qiang²)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciáng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiang²
  - Yale: chyáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyang
  - Palladius: цян (cjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng⁴
  - Yale: chèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

Middle Chinese: dzjang

Rime
Character	嬙
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	在良切
Baxter	dzjang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zɨɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ziɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ziɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zɨaŋ/
Li Rong	/d͡ziaŋ/
Wang Li	/d͡zĭaŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱi̯aŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qiáng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	coeng⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*zaŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嬙
Reading #	1/2
No.	10324
Phonetic component	牆
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	牆
Old Chinese	/*zaŋ/

Definitions edit

嬙

(historical) female court official
Used in personal names.

Compounds edit

嬙媛／嫱媛
嬪嬙／嫔嫱

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Middle Chinese: srik

Rime
Character	嬙
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	蒸 (134)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	所力切
Baxter	srik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃiek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂik̚/
Li Rong	/ʃiək̚/
Wang Li	/ʃĭək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʂi̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	she
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sik¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*srɯɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嬙
Reading #	2/2
No.	10998
Phonetic component	嗇
Rime group	職
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	色
Old Chinese	/*srɯɡ/

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