仗

Translingual

Han character

仗 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 人十大 (OJK), four-corner 2520₀, composition ⿰亻丈)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 92, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 371
• Dae Jaweon: page 195, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 113, character 2
• Unihan data for U+4ED7

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		仗

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
丈	*daŋʔ
杖	*daŋʔ
仗	*daŋʔ, *daŋs

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zhàng (zhang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җон (žon, III)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng³ / zoeng⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiǒng / tiōng / tiāng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàng
    • Wade–Giles: chang⁴
    • Yale: jàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: janq
    • Palladius: чжан (čžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җон (žon, III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zoeng³ / zoeng⁶
    • Yale: jeung / jeuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng³ / dzoeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng³ / zêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ³³/, /t͡sœːŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiǒng
    • Tâi-lô: tiǒng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiōng
    • Tâi-lô: tiōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diong
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiāng
    • Tâi-lô: tiāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiaŋ³³/

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• Middle Chinese: drjangX, drjangH

Rime
Character	仗	仗
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)	澄 (11)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	直兩切	直亮切
Baxter	drjangX	drjangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɖɨɐŋX/	/ɖɨɐŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖiɐŋX/	/ɖiɐŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/ȡiɑŋX/	/ȡiɑŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖɨaŋX/	/ɖɨaŋH/
Li Rong	/ȡiaŋX/	/ȡiaŋH/
Wang Li	/ȡĭaŋX/	/ȡĭaŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȡʱi̯aŋX/	/ȡʱi̯aŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhàng	zhàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zoeng6	zoeng6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*daŋʔ/, /*daŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	仗	仗
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	16838	16839
Phonetic component	丈	丈
Rime group	陽	陽
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	丈	仗
Old Chinese	/*daŋʔ/	/*daŋs/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 仗

1. weaponry; weapons; arms
2. to hold a weapon
3. war; battle

   打仗  ―  dǎzhàng  ―  to fight a battle; to go to war

4. ^† guard; escort
5. (departing tone only) to depend; to rely

   仗著自己的權力為所欲為 [MSC, trad.]
   仗着自己的权力为所欲为 [MSC, simp.]

   zhàng zhù zìjǐ de quánlì wèisuǒyùwèi [Pinyin]

   to rely on one's power to do whatever one wants

6. ^† (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 杖 (zhàng).

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Japanese

Kanji

仗

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: じょう (jō)^{←ぢやう (dyau, historical)}
• Kan-on: しょう (shō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
• Kun: つえ (tsue, 仗)^{←つゑ (twe, 仗, historical)}; つわもの (tsuwamono, 仗); よる (yoru, 仗る)

Usage notes

This character is not used much in modern Japanese.

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling of 杖 (​tsue). See that entry for details.

Noun

仗(つえ) • (tsue) ^{←つゑ (twe)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 杖 (“a cane, a crook, a walking stick”)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling of 兵 (​tsuwamono). See that entry for details.

Noun

仗(つわもの) • (tsuwamono) ^{←つはもの (tufamono)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 兵 (“weaponry; a soldier, a warrior; a courageous person, a brave; someone who is very confident, even obstinate”)

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling of 回り, 周り, 廻り (​mawari). See those entries for details.

Noun

仗(まわり) • (mawari) ^{←まはり (mafari)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 回り, etc.: surroundings; around; turning

Etymology 4

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese 仗. Compare modern Mandarin 仗 (zhàng).

Affix

仗(じょう) • (jō) ^{←ぢやう (dyau)?}

1. military strength
2. reliable, dependable

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 仗旗 (じょうき, ​jōki): in medieval times, a special imperial flag marking occasions of special dignity, such as the first day of a new emperor's reign
• 仗議, 仗儀 (じょうぎ, ​jōgi): in the Nara period, a kind of codified conference before the imperial court, whereby nobles below the rank of minister would discuss the business of government
• 仗座 (じょうざ, ​jōza): the seats of the Imperial Guard; where nobles would sit to offer counsel to the court
• 仗身 (じょうしん, ​jōshin): in the Nara period, the court-appointed bodyguard of officials of fifth or higher rank

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Korean

Hanja

仗 (eum 장 (jang))

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Vietnamese

Han character

仗: Hán Nôm readings: trượng, dượng

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References

• Nom Foundation