仲

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

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order
6 strokes

Han character[edit]

仲 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人中 (OL) or 難人中 (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。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    依条裤仲贵。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    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
Northern Min Jian'ou 固, 唵
Eastern Min Fuzhou 固
Matsu 固
Southern Min 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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