夆

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Translingual

Han character

夆 (Kangxi radical 34, 夂+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 竹水手十 (HEQJ), four-corner 2750₄, composition ⿱夂丰)

1. resist

Derived characters

• 蜂

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 244, character 22
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5698
• Dae Jaweon: page 485, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 868, character 7
• Unihan data for U+5906

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		夆

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
夆	*pʰoŋ, *boŋ, *ɡaːds
丯	*kreːds
瘛	*kʰjeds, *ɡeːds, *kʰjed
觢	*ɡjeds
契	*kʰeːds, *kʰeːd, *kʰeːd, *kʰɯd
栔	*kʰeːds
禊	*ɡeːds
稧	*ɡeːds
楔	*kreːd, *sqʰeːd
葜	*kʰreːd
猰	*qreːd, *kraːd, *kʰeːd
窫	*qreːd
揳	*sqʰeːd
偰	*sqʰeːd
潔	*keːd
絜	*keːd, *ɡeːd
鍥	*keːd, *kʰeːd
挈	*kʰeːd
蛪	*kʰeːd
齧	*ŋeːd
褉	*qʰeːd
喫	*ŋ̊ʰeːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰoŋ, *boŋ, *ɡaːds) : semantic 夂 (“foot, walk”) + phonetic 丰 (OC *pʰoŋ, “bush, brush”) – also idiomatic, a foot walking through brush, which resists being moved through.

Etymology 1

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): féng (feng²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fung¹ / fung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: féng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fóng
    • Wade–Giles: fêng²
    • Yale: féng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ferng
    • Palladius: фэн (fɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: fung¹ / fung⁴
    • Yale: fūng / fùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fung¹ / fung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fung¹ / fung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵/, /fʊŋ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: bjowng

Rime
Character	夆
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	鍾 (7)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	符容切
Baxter	bjowng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bɨoŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/bioŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/bioŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/buawŋ/
Li Rong	/bioŋ/
Wang Li	/bĭwoŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi̯woŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	féng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fung4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*boŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	夆
Reading #	2/3
No.	3237
Phonetic component	丰
Rime group	東
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	逢
Old Chinese	/*boŋ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 夆

1. to meet

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): páng (pang²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄤˊ

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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/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 夆

1. a surname

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 夆 – see 豐 (“luxuriant; lush; abundant; bountiful; plenty; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 豐).

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 夆 – see 鋒 (“pointed edge; cutting edge; vanguard; pioneer; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified and variant form of 鋒).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of 夆 – see 蜂 (“Apoidea or Vespa; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 蜂).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of 夆 – see 峰 (“peak; summit; hump; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 峰).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of 夆 – see 烽 (“signal fire; the tower where such a signal fire is lit”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 烽).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji

夆

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. resist

Readings

• On (unclassified): ほう (hō), ふ (fu), ば (ba)
• Kun: さからう (sakarau), ひく (hiku), あう (au), あつい (atsui)

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Korean

Hanja

夆 • (bong) (hangeul 봉, revised bong, McCune–Reischauer pong)

1. chisel
2. to pull
3. to guide, lead