仿

See also: 倣 and 彷

Translingual

Han character

仿 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人卜竹尸 (OYHS), four-corner 2022₇, composition ⿰亻方)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 95, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 420
• Dae Jaweon: page 201, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 125, character 6
• Unihan data for U+4EFF

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 仿
Small seal script s05730 Transcribed ancient scripts L35099
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 (方) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
縍	*paːŋ
榜	*paːŋʔ, *praːŋs, *braːŋ
蒡	*paːŋʔ, *braːŋ
牓	*paːŋʔ
螃	*paːŋʔ, *paːŋs, *baːŋ
搒	*paːŋs, *braːŋ
舫	*paːŋs, *paŋs
謗	*paːŋs
雱	*pʰaːŋ
磅	*pʰaːŋ, *pʰraːŋ
霶	*pʰaːŋ
滂	*pʰaːŋ
鎊	*pʰaːŋ
髈	*pʰaːŋʔ, *baːŋ
彷	*baːŋ, *pʰaŋʔ
趽	*baːŋ, *paŋ, *paŋs
房	*baːŋ, *baŋ
篣	*baːŋ, *braːŋ
騯	*baːŋ, *praːŋ, *braːŋ
傍	*baːŋ, *baːŋs
膀	*baːŋ
旁	*baːŋ
徬	*baːŋs
閍	*praːŋ
祊	*praːŋ
嗙	*praːŋ
方	*paŋ, *baŋ
汸	*paŋ
坊	*paŋ, *baŋ
邡	*paŋ, *pʰaŋs
枋	*paŋ
鈁	*paŋ
蚄	*paŋ
肪	*paŋ, *baŋ
鴋	*paŋ, *baŋ
牥	*paŋ
昉	*paŋʔ
瓬	*paŋʔ
放	*paŋʔ, *paŋs
倣	*paŋʔ
芳	*pʰaŋ
淓	*pʰaŋ
妨	*pʰaŋ, *pʰaŋs
紡	*pʰaŋʔ
仿	*pʰaŋʔ
髣	*pʰaŋʔ
鶭	*pʰaŋʔ
訪	*pʰaŋs
防	*baŋ, *baŋs
魴	*baŋ

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		仿
alternative forms		倣 㑂 (Zhouwen)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎng (fang³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hóng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǎng
    • Wade–Giles: fang³
    • Yale: fǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faang
    • Palladius: фан (fan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: fong²
    • Yale: fóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hóng
    • Tâi-lô: hóng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: horng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ⁴¹/

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• Middle Chinese: phjangX

Rime
Character	仿
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	陽 (106)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	妃兩切
Baxter	phjangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰʉɐŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰʷiɐŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰiuɑŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰuaŋX/
Li Rong	/pʰiuaŋX/
Wang Li	/pʰĭwaŋX/
Bernard Karlgren	/pʰiwaŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fǎng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fong2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*pʰaŋʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	仿
Reading #	1/1
No.	3045
Phonetic component	方
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	髣
Old Chinese	/*pʰaŋʔ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 仿

1. to imitate
2. to resemble; to be similar
3. characters written after a calligraphy model

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		仿
alternative forms		彷 方

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): páng (pang²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: páng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: páng
    • Wade–Giles: pʻang²
    • Yale: páng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: parng
    • Palladius: пан (pan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: pong⁴
    • Yale: pòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːŋ²¹/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 仿

1. (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 彷 (páng, “to waver”).

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Japanese

Kanji

仿

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. imitate
2. copy
3. as if
4. stand still
5. wander

Readings

• Go-on: ほう (hō)^{←はう (fau, historical)}; ぼう (bō)^{←ばう (bau, historical)}
• Kan-on: ほう (hō)^{←はう (fau, historical)}
• Kun: さまよう (samayou, 仿う)

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Korean

Hanja

仿 (eum 방 (bang))

1. imitate
2. similar to

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Vietnamese

Han character

仿: Hán Nôm readings: phảng, phẳng, phàng, phần, phỏng

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References

• Nom Foundation