容

容 U+5BB9, 容 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5BB9 ← 宸 [U+5BB8] CJK Unified Ideographs 宺 → [U+5BBA]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

容 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 十金人口 (JCOR), four-corner 3060₈, composition ⿱宀谷)

Derived characters

• 傛, 𠹍, 塎, 嫆, 嵱, 愹, 搈, 溶, 𬁎, 𬲄, 榕, 𣯔, 熔, 瑢, 𪿮, 穃, 𫃻, 𦗋, 𬠣, 褣, 𫍇, 䡥, 鎔(镕), 鰫(𫚦), 彮, 𣤄, 㼸, 𪃾, 𫶎, 蓉, 䈶, 𣘏, 㮤

References

• KangXi: page 287, character 3
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7172
• Dae Jaweon: page 567, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 933, character 17
• Unihan data for U+5BB9

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		容
alternative forms		㝐 頌 “looks” 𠕺 㝐

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 容
Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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

	Old Chinese
螸	*lo
裕	*loɡs
容	*loŋ
溶	*loŋ, *loŋʔ
鎔	*loŋ
蓉	*loŋ
傛	*loŋ, *loŋʔ
褣	*loŋ
搈	*loŋ
瑢	*loŋ
嵱	*loŋ
熔	*loŋ
榕	*loŋ
塎	*loŋʔ
谷	*ɦkroːɡ, *kloːɡ, *ɡ·loːɡ
唂	*kloːɡ
焀	*ɡloːɡ
俗	*ljoɡ
欲	*loɡ
浴	*loɡ
鵒	*loɡ
峪	*ɦkloːɡ
鋊	*loɡ
輍	*loɡ
慾	*loɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *loŋ): semantic 宀 + phonetic 公 (OC *kloːŋ) – to hold; to contain.

容 has also largely supplanted 頌 (OC *sɢloŋs, *loŋ) for the sense of “appearance”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): róng (rong²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄥˊ

  (Chengdu, SP): yong²

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): jung⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yuung³

• Gan (Wiktionary): iung⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): yùng

  (Meixian, Guangdong): yung²

• Min Bei (KCR): ě̤ng
• Min Dong (BUC): ṳ̀ng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): iông

  (Teochew, Peng'im): iong⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): hhion (T3)
• Xiang (Wiktionary): in²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: róng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rong
    • Tongyong Pinyin: róng
    • Wade–Giles: jung2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐʊŋ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: yong²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: yng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yoŋ²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jung⁴
    • Yale: yùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yuung³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɵŋ²²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: iung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iuŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng
    • Hakka Romanization System: iungˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yung²
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯uŋ¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iungˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yung²
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯uŋ¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yung²
    • Sinological IPA: /iʊŋ¹¹/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ě̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /œyŋ²¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ṳ̀ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yŋ⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iông
    • Tâi-lô: iông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ioong
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei): /iɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: iong⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iông
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ioŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: hhion (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɦi̯ʊŋ²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: in²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: /jɨoŋ/

Rime
Character	容
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	鍾 (7)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	餘封切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨoŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/jioŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ioŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juawŋ/
Li Rong	/ioŋ/
Wang Li	/jĭwoŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯woŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jung4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ](r)oŋ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*loŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	容	容
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	róng	róng
Middle Chinese	‹ yowng ›	‹ yowng ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɢ](r)oŋ/	/*[ɢ](r)oŋ/
English	contain	appearance
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	容
Reading #	1/1
No.	4284
Phonetic component	谷
Rime group	東
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	容
Old Chinese	/*loŋ/
Notes	說文古文從公， 小徐作谷聲

Definitions

容

1. to hold; to contain

   每間教室能容20多個學生。 [MSC, trad.]
   每间教室能容20多个学生。 [MSC, simp.]

   Měi jiān jiàoshì néng róng 20 duō ge xuéshēng. [Pinyin]

   Each classroom can hold 20-odd students.

2. to tolerate; to stand

   寬容 / 宽容  ―  kuānróng  ―  to be lenient

   容不得別人批評 / 容不得别人批评  ―  róng bude biérén pīpíng  ―  cannot stand others' criticism

3. to allow; to permit

   請容我說兩句 / 请容我说两句  ―  qǐng róng wǒ shuō liǎng jù  ―  Please allow me to say something

4. (literary) perhaps; maybe
5. facial appearance; looks

   笑容  ―  xiàoróng  ―  smile

   容光煥發 / 容光焕发  ―  róngguānghuànfā  ―  (of one's face) to glow with vigour and joy

6. bearing; posture

   市容  ―  shìróng  ―  appearance of a city

7. Used in 容易 (róngyì) and 容與／容与.
8. Used in 容容.
9. A surname​.

   容國團 / 容国团  ―  Róng Guótuán  ―  Rong Guotuan (Chinese table tennis player)

10. (～縣) Rong County, Yulin, Guangxi

Compounds

Derived terms from 容

• 不容 (bùróng)
• 不容人
• 不容分說／不容分说 (bùróngfēnshuō)
• 不容情
• 不容易 (bùróngyì)
• 不容物
• 不容置喙 (bùróngzhìhuì)
• 不容置疑 (bùróngzhìyí)
• 不相容
• 不輕容易／不轻容易
• 九畹遺容／九畹遗容 (Jiǔ Wǎn Yíróng)
• 以容取人
• 依阿取容
• 修容
• 倉容／仓容
• 倦容 (juànróng)
• 偷合取容
• 偷合苟容
• 僅容旋馬／仅容旋马
• 儀容／仪容 (yíróng)
• 優容／优容
• 先容
• 內容／内容 (nèiróng)
• 公路容量
• 兼容並蓄／兼容并蓄
• 兼容并包
• 冶容 (yěróng)
• 冶容誨淫／冶容诲淫
• 刻不容緩／刻不容缓 (kèbùrónghuǎn)
• 動容／动容 (dòngróng)
• 包容 (bāoróng)
• 取容
• 吐舊容新／吐旧容新
• 和容悅色／和容悦色
• 咕容
• 喜容
• 回容
• 國容／国容
• 大度包容
• 天地不容 (tiāndìbùróng)
• 天容
• 天理不容
• 天理難容／天理难容 (tiānlǐnánróng)
• 太容
• 失容
• 夸容
• 好不容易 (hǎobùróngyì)
• 好容易 (hǎoróngyì)
• 婉容
• 婦容／妇容
• 媮合苟容／偷合苟容
• 家道從容／家道从容
• 容不下 (róngbùxià)
• 容乞
• 容俟
• 容儀／容仪 (róngyí)
• 容允
• 容光 (róngguāng)
• 容光煥發／容光焕发 (róngguānghuànfā)
• 容冶
• 容刀
• 容受 (róngshòu)
• 容器 (róngqì)
• 容城 (Róngchéng)
• 容容
• 容忍 (róngrěn)
• 容恕 (róngshù)
• 容悅／容悦
• 容情
• 容態／容态 (róngtài)
• 容成
• 容或
• 容敘／容叙
• 容日
• 容易 (róngyì)
• 容止
• 容留 (róngliú)
• 容積／容积 (róngjī)
• 容積率／容积率
• 容範／容范
• 容納／容纳 (róngnà)
• 容美 (Róngměi)
• 容膝
• 容臭 (róngxiù)
• 容與／容与

• 容色
• 容華／容华
• 容表
• 容裔 (róngyì)
• 容觀／容观
• 容許／容许 (róngxǔ)
• 容讓／容让
• 容貌 (róngmào)
• 容質／容质
• 容足地
• 容身 (róngshēn)
• 容身之地
• 容身之所
• 容車／容车
• 容輝／容辉
• 容量 (róngliàng)
• 容長臉／容长脸
• 容閎／容闳
• 容隱／容隐
• 容順／容顺
• 容頭過身／容头过身
• 容顏／容颜 (róngyán)
• 容飾／容饰
• 容齋隨筆／容斋随笔
• 寬容／宽容 (kuānróng)
• 尊容 (zūnróng)
• 小針美容／小针美容
• 市容 (shìróng)
• 幸為先容／幸为先容
• 廠容／厂容
• 形容 (xíngróng)
• 形容句
• 形容枯槁
• 形容盡致／形容尽致
• 形容詞／形容词 (xíngróngcí)
• 從容／从容 (cóngróng)
• 從容不迫／从容不迫 (cóngróngbùpò)
• 從容就義／从容就义 (cóngróngjiùyì)
• 從容自在／从容自在
• 從容自若／从容自若
• 從從容容／从从容容 (cōngcōngróngróng)
• 御容
• 德容兩全／德容两全
• 德容兼備／德容兼备
• 德容言功
• 德言容功
• 悛容
• 情理難容／情理难容
• 愁容 (chóuróng)
• 慍容／愠容 (yùnróng)
• 慕容 (Mùróng)
• 戚容
• 持祿取容／持禄取容
• 換容／换容
• 收容 (shōuróng)
• 收容所
• 改容
• 改容加飾／改容加饰
• 整容 (zhěngróng)
• 整容術／整容术
• 整衣斂容／整衣敛容
• 斂容／敛容 (liǎnróng)
• 斂衽正容／敛衽正容
• 昌容
• 易容
• 曲媚取容
• 月貌花容
• 有容乃大
• 村容 (cūnróng)
• 標容／标容
• 毀容／毁容 (huǐróng)
• 比熱容／比热容 (bǐrèróng)
• 水火不容 (shuǐhuǒbùróng)
• 求容取媚
• 汽車美容／汽车美容
• 涵容
• 淚容／泪容
• 滿面愁容／满面愁容
• 滿面笑容／满面笑容 (mǎnmiànxiàoróng)
• 潘安容儀／潘安容仪
• 無以自容／无以自容
• 無地自容／无地自容 (wúdìzìróng)
• 無容／无容
• 無所不容／无所不容

• 熱容／热容 (rèróng)
• 熱容量／热容量
• 玉容 (yùróng)
• 玉貌花容
• 理容
• 理容院
• 理所不容
• 病容 (bìngróng)
• 直道不容
• 相容 (xiāngróng)
• 相容產品／相容产品
• 相容網路／相容网路
• 睟容
• 神理不容
• 積不相容／积不相容
• 笑容 (xiàoróng)
• 笑容可掬 (xiàoróngkějū)
• 笑容滿面／笑容满面
• 細不容髮／细不容发
• 縱容／纵容 (zòngróng)
• 罪不容誅／罪不容诛 (zuìbùróngzhū)
• 美容 (měiróng)
• 美容師／美容师 (měiróngshī)
• 美容術／美容术
• 美容院 (měiróngyuàn)
• 美容體操／美容体操 (měiróng tǐcāo)
• 義不取容／义不取容
• 義不容辭／义不容辞 (yìbùróngcí)
• 聲容／声容
• 聲容宛在／声容宛在
• 舂容
• 舉止形容／举止形容
• 花容
• 花容失色
• 花容月貌 (huāróng-yuèmào)
• 花容玉貌
• 苟合取容
• 苟容
• 苟容曲從／苟容曲从
• 華容／华容 (Huáróng)
• 行不苟容
• 視端容寂／视端容寂
• 言容 (yánróng)
• 記憶容量／记忆容量
• 誼不容辭／谊不容辞
• 諂諛取容／谄谀取容
• 談何容易／谈何容易 (tánhéróngyì)
• 變容／变容
• 變色易容／变色易容
• 豐容靚飾／丰容靓饰
• 貪位取容／贪位取容
• 跑道容量
• 車容／车容
• 軍容／军容 (jūnróng)
• 道路容量
• 遺容／遗容 (yíróng)
• 鄒容／邹容
• 鈞容直／钧容直
• 間不容息／间不容息
• 間不容髮／间不容发
• 阿諛取容／阿谀取容
• 阿順取容／阿顺取容
• 陣容／阵容 (zhènróng)
• 雍容 (yōngróng)
• 雍容文雅
• 雍容爾雅／雍容尔雅
• 雍容華貴／雍容华贵
• 雍容閒雅／雍容闲雅
• 雍容雅步
• 難容／难容
• 電容／电容 (diànróng)
• 電容器／电容器 (diànróngqì)
• 非同容易
• 面不改容 (miànbùgǎiróng)
• 面容 (miànróng)
• 面帶憂容／面带忧容
• 革容
• 音容 (yīnróng)
• 音容如在
• 音容宛在
• 音容淒斷／音容凄断
• 音容笑貌
• 體內美容／体内美容
• 齠容／龆容

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Japanese

Kanji

容

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. contain
2. forgive, allow, permit
3. shape, appearance

Readings

• Go-on: ゆう (yū)
• Kan-on: よう (yō, Jōyō)
• Kun: いれる (ireru, 容れる); ゆるす (yurusu, 容す); かたち (katachi)
• Nanori: かた (kata); ひろ (hiro); まさ (masa); のり (nori)

Usage notes

Formerly used as man'yōgana for the back-vowel variant 甲類 (kōrui) of よ (yo).

Compounds

Compounds

• 冶容(やよう) (yayō): putting on makeup, a charming figure
• 容量(ようりょう) (yōryō)
• 容易(ようい) (yōi)
• 容器(ようき) (yōki)
• 容赦(ようしゃ) (yōsha)
• 容認(ようにん) (yōnin)
• 寛容(かんよう) (kan'yō)
• 受容(じゅよう) (juyō)
• 許容(きょよう) (kyoyō)

Etymology 1

Noun

容(かたち) • (katachi) 

1. Alternative form of 形

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
容
よう Grade: 5
kan’on

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ː]

Affix

容(よう) • (yō) 

1. to hold; to contain
2. to tolerate; to stand
3. content; substance
4. look; appearance

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Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 容 (MC jɨoŋ). Recorded as Middle Korean 요ᇰ (yong) (Yale: yong) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja

Wikisource

容 (eumhun 얼굴 용 (eolgul yong))

1. Hanja form^? of 용 (“face; contain”).

Compounds

Compounds

• 내용 (內容, naeyong)
• 수용 (受容, suyong)
• 허용 (許容, heoyong)
• 용서 (容恕, yongseo)
• 용납 (容納, yongnap)
• 용인 (容認, yong'in)
• 포용 (包容, poyong)
• 관용 (寬容, gwanyong)
• 수용 (收容, suyong)
• 형용 (形容, hyeong'yong)
• 용기 (容器, yonggi)
• 용량 (容量, yongnyang)
• 종용 (從容, jong'yong)
• 용안 (容顔, yong'an)
• 위용 (威容, wiyong)
• 미용 (美容, miyong)
• 용모 (容貌, yongmo)
• 용의자 (容疑者, yong'uija)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

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Vietnamese

Han character

容: Hán Nôm readings: dung, dong, dông, gióng, giông, ròng, rông, rung

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

References

• Nom Foundation