盛

Translingual

Han character

盛 (Kangxi radical 108, 皿+6, 11 strokes, cangjie input 戈尸月廿 (ISBT), four-corner 5310₇, composition ⿱成皿)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 794, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23001
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2562, character 4
• Unihan data for U+76DB

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		盛

Glyph origin

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

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

	Old Chinese
成	*djeŋ
城	*djeŋ
誠	*djeŋ
宬	*djeŋ
郕	*djeŋ
筬	*djeŋ
盛	*djeŋ, *djeŋs
珹	*djeŋ
晟	*djeŋs
墭	*djeŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *djeŋ, *djeŋs) : phonetic 成 (OC *djeŋ) + semantic 皿.

Etymology

Cognate with 成 (OC *djeŋ, “to complete”), 城 (OC *djeŋ, “city wall; city”) (Schuessler, 2007). See 成 for more.

Pronunciation 2 is the exopassive of pronunciation 1, literally meaning "to be filled".

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéng (cheng²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀n
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sêng⁶

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶zen

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²
    • Yale: chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherng
    • Palladius: чэн (čɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sing⁴
    • Yale: sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n
    • Hakka Romanization System: siinˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sin²
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng
    • Tâi-lô: sîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seeng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sêng⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sĕng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /seŋ³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶zen
    • MiniDict: zen^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zen
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zən²³/

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• Middle Chinese: dzyeng

Rime
Character	盛
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	是征切
Baxter	dzyeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑiᴇŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɛŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑiæŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑiajŋ/
Li Rong	/ʑiɛŋ/
Wang Li	/ʑĭɛŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi̯ɛŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chéng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sing4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]eŋ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*djeŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	盛
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	chéng
Middle Chinese	‹ dzyeng ›
Old Chinese	/*[d]eŋ/
English	put in (a receptacle)
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	盛
Reading #	1/2
No.	1423
Phonetic component	成
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	成
Old Chinese	/*djeŋ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 盛

1. to put in container
2. to hold; to contain

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèng (sheng⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sēng / siāⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sêng⁶

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶zan; ⁶zen

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèng
    • Wade–Giles: shêng⁴
    • Yale: shèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenq
    • Palladius: шэн (šɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sing⁶
    • Yale: sihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳn
    • Hakka Romanization System: siin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sēng / siāⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sīng / siānn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seng, svia
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²²/, /siã²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹/, /siã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²²/, /siã²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ³³/, /siã³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ³³/, /siã³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sêng⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sĕng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /seŋ³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶zan; ⁶zen
    • MiniDict: zan^去; zen^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zan; ³zen
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zã²³/, /zən²³/

Note:

• 3zan - vernacular (surname, 盛澤);
• 3zen - literary (e.g. 旺盛).

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• Middle Chinese: dzyengH

Rime
Character	盛
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	承正切
Baxter	dzyengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑiᴇŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɛŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑiæŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑiajŋH/
Li Rong	/ʑiɛŋH/
Wang Li	/ʑĭɛŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi̯ɛŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shèng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sing6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]eŋ-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*djeŋs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	盛
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shèng
Middle Chinese	‹ dzyengH ›
Old Chinese	/*[d]eŋ-s/
English	full, abundant
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	盛
Reading #	2/2
No.	1425
Phonetic component	成
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	盛
Old Chinese	/*djeŋs/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 盛

1. flourishing; prosperous
2. abundant; growing; plentiful
3. great; large; huge
4. popular; widespread
5. deep; profound
6. vigorous; strong; intense
7. sparing no effort; trying one's best
8. (Cantonese) and so on; and what not; etc.

   今晚又有表演睇又有大餐食又盛，節目真係安排得幾好。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   今晚又有表演睇又有大餐食又盛，节目真系安排得几好。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   gam¹ maan^5-1 jau⁶ jau⁵ biu² jin² tai² jau⁶ jau⁵ daai⁶ caan¹ sik⁶ jau⁶ sing⁶, zit³ muk⁶ zan¹ hai⁶ on¹ paai⁴ dak¹ gei² hou². [Jyutping]

   Tonight, there are performances to see, a big meal to eat, and what not; everything was well planned.

   佢成日都冇喐冇盛，係唔係病咗啊？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢成日都冇喐冇盛，系唔系病咗啊？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ seng⁴ jat⁶ dou¹ mou⁵ juk¹ mou⁵ sing⁶, hai⁶ m⁴ hai⁶ beng⁶ zo² aa³? [Jyutping]

   He hasn't moved or done anything else all day. Is he ill?

9. 38th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "fullness" (𝌫)
10. a surname

Compounds

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

盛

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. prosper

Compounds

• 泡(あわ)盛(もり) (awamori)

Readings

• Go-on: じょう (jō, Jōyō ^†)
• Kan-on: せい (sei, Jōyō)
• Kun: もる (moru, 盛る, Jōyō); さかん (sakan, 盛ん, Jōyō); さかる (sakaru, 盛る, Jōyō)

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Korean

Hanja

盛 • (seong) (hangeul 성, revised seong, McCune–Reischauer sŏng, Yale seng)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 盛 (thịnh, thình, thạnh, thành)

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