漢陽

See also: 汉阳

Chinese

		Chinese; name of a dynasty; man	positive (electric.); sun; male
trad. (漢陽)		漢	陽
simp. (汉阳)		汉	阳

Etymology

Yang (north) of the Han River; based on Yin and yang toponymy in which north is associated with yang. Hanyang was situated to the north of the Han River until a later shift in the course of the river.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hànyáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˋ ㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon³ joeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hànyáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˋ ㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hànyáng
    • Wade–Giles: Han⁴-yang²
    • Yale: Hàn-yáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hannyang
    • Palladius: Ханьян (Xanʹjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon³ joeng⁴
    • Yale: hon yèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon³ joeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hon³ yêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn³³ jœːŋ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: xanH yang

Rime
Character	漢	陽
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	呼旰切	與章切
Baxter	xanH	yang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hɑnH/	/jɨɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/hɑnH/	/jiɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/xɑnH/	/iɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hanH/	/jɨaŋ/
Li Rong	/xɑnH/	/iaŋ/
Wang Li	/xɑnH/	/jĭaŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/xɑnH/	/i̯aŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hàn	yáng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hon3	joeng4

Proper noun

漢陽

1. (historical) Hanyang (an old term for Seoul)
2. (～區) Hanyang (a district of Wuhan, Hubei, China)

   • 晴川歷歷漢陽樹，芳草萋萋鸚鵡洲。 [MSC, trad.]
     晴川历历汉阳树，芳草萋萋鹦鹉洲。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 8th century CE, 1920, trans., Cui Hao, Witter Bynner, trans., The Yellow Crane Terrace 黃鶴樓, p.329, p.331, trans. →ISBN

     Qíng chuān lìlì Hànyáng shù, fāngcǎo qīqī yīngwǔ zhōu. [Pinyin]

     Every tree in Han-yang becomes clear in the water,
     And Parrot Island is a nest of sweet grasses;

Synonyms

• (South Korea) 首爾／首尔 (Shǒu'ěr)

Descendants

• → English: Hanyang, Han-yang

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漢	陽
かん Grade: 3	よう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
漢陽 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃jo̞ː]

Proper noun

漢(かん)陽(よう) • (Kan'yō) ^{←かんやう (kan'yau)?}

1. (historical) Hanyang (an old term for Seoul)
   • c. 1420: Rōshōdō Nihon Kōroku (page 190)

     綸音出漢陽馬頭佳至柳初黄此去忩々人識未好傳王語奏明光

References

• Song, Hui-Gyeong with Shōsuke Murai (1987) [c. 1420] Rōshōdō Nihon Kōroku, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
漢	陽

Proper noun

漢陽 • (Hanyang) (hangeul 한양)

1. Hanja form^? of 한양 (“(historical) Hanyang (an old term for Seoul)”).